STARTERS: Spring Training Question Marks

In the coming weeks, we will be bombarded with news that a starting pitcher is working on a new pitch.  And reports that an injury-prone SP is feeling the best he has felt in years.  Or that one has the inside track at a club's fifth starter slot.  Most of this is noise.

The better storylines to follow in spring training are the more subtle ones.

Here are some under-the-surface starting pitching spring training storylines to keep an eye on this March.

Which young 2011 second half surgers will continue their gains into 2012?

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Henderson Alvarez (RHP, TOR) looked like he could stick in the TOR rotation late in 2011.  His 5.0 Cmd and 53% GB% in the 2H of 2011 resulted in a 102 BPV.  While it's risky to speculate on a...

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