Sometimes starting pitchers start slow on the surface. Others own early skills that don't support that quick starts. Let's take a closer look at both groups to identify guys worth selling or dropping.

It's important to look behind the surface stats of growth-aged bats that have gotten off to slow starts before selling low on them.

Selling too quickly on skilled starting pitchers who have posted bad early stats is a mistake that can create some excellent buying opportunities in many leagues.

Mitch Haniger is one of several breakout-aged bats whose early strong showings give hope that they could be on their way to big seasons.

The very early positive returns of Jakob Junis give hope that he can continue the emergence he showed late in 2017.

Skilled, breakout-aged bench bats coming off big springs like Adam Frazier, Enrique Hernandez, and Dan Vogelbach make for shrewd early-season stashes.

The sneaky good spring by Brandon Woodruff makes him one of the game's most intriguing sixth starter profit targets heading into the season.

The big spring of David Dahl has put him back on track to becoming an impact bat with COL later this season if he can stay healthy.

Young bats in AL camps like Jeimer Candelario, Andrew Benintendi, Dan Vogelbach, Willy Adames, and Jorge Soler all have raised their stocks with strong springs.

The emergence of post-hype prospect Amir Garrett is one of the bigger storylines among NL camps this spring.

Big springs by high-upside arms like Lucas Giolito, Blake Snell, and Trevor Bauer in the AL give hope that they might be able to take big steps forward in 2018.