Stretch-run targets, 2026
Aug 8 2026
Starting pitchers with improving skills in the second half can make for excellent stretch-run targets.
These starting pitchers have increased their overall skill base the most since the calendar turned to July (min 30 IP each half):
| 1H | 2H | Δ | |||
| Name | Lg | Tm | BPV | BPV | BPV |
| Gavin Williams | AL | CLE | 129 | 252 | +123 |
| Sean Burke | AL | CHW | 91 | 194 | +103 |
| Ian Seymour | AL | TAM | 78 | 173 | +95 |
| Trevor Rogers | AL | BAL | 65 | 138 | +72 |
| Gerrit Cole | AL | NYY | 92 | 164 | +71 |
| Peter Lambert | AL | HOU | 63 | 130 | +67 |
| Griffin Jax | AL | TAM | 98 | 164 | +67 |
| Merrill Kelly | NL | ARI | 11 | 73 | +63 |
| MacKenzie Gore | AL | TEX | 86 | 145 | +59 |
| Joey Cantillo | AL | CLE | 69 | 120 | +51 |
| Eury Pérez | NL | MIA | 87 | 129 | +41 |
| Troy Melton | AL | DET | 66 | 107 | +41 |
| Sandy Alcantara | NL | MIA | 73 | 111 | +38 |
| Brandon Young | AL | BAL | 56 | 93 | +36 |
| Brandon Pfaadt | NL | ARI | 50 | 85 | +35 |
| Shane Drohan | NL | MIL | |||
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