STARTERS: Young targets, 2021 updated

Young starting pitchers often are risky investments. But when they own a sturdy skill foundation, they can turn into very attractive targets, especially for those in keeper leagues.

Here are the starting pitchers age 28 or under who have posted the best skills so far in 2021:

100+ BPV, Age 28 or Under*

Name            Age  Lg  K%   BB%  K-BB%  GB%  SwK%   FpK%  Ball%  EV    Brl%   BPV
==============  ===  ==  ===  ===  =====  ===  =====  ====  =====  ====  =====  ===
Burnes, C        26  NL  43%   3%    40%  53%  18.9%   63%    33%  85.1   5.5%  263
May, D           23  NL  38%   7%    31%  56%  14.1%   63%    34%  89.0   7.8%  217
Rodon, C         28  AL  39%   6%    32%  40%  16.9%   58%    34%  88.6   5.1%  197
Musgrove, J      28 ...

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