(*) STARTERS: Spring Training Wrap Up
Mar 25 2012
When it comes to starting pitchers, spring training results usually mean very little. After all, established SP often spend time tinkering with new pitches without regard to results or skills. And spring training stats can be inflated by the thin air of the Cactus League.
That said, analyzing spring training skills posted by emerging SP and fringe types can help you make a nice profit on draft day.
Keeping in mind the danger of small (in this case, tiny) sample sizes, here are the SP who have posted the highest command (K/BB) ratio so far this spring:
Name League IP Ctl Dom Cmd
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Greinke, Zack NL 12 0.7 14.9 20.0
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