This former first round pick is finally showing signs of tapping into his upside, due in part to a refined pitch mix.

Rick Porcello (RHP, DET) now owns a higher average fastball velocity than Felix Hernandez (RHP, SEA).

Despite their mediocre surface stats, these starting pitchers make for good mid-season targets.

The starting pitcher who posted the best skills in June might surprise you.

Jake Arrieta (RHP, BAL) owns a 5.83 ERA and has a tenuous hold on a rotation spot in the BAL rotation. But if you're in a deep league with a reserve list and you're leaving him on the free agent wire, you're making a mistake.

It would be easy to write off Mike Minor (LHP, ATL) given his bad surface stats. But he's closer to emerging than it may appear. All of his problems have come in this situation.

Bud Norris (RHP, HOU) is an adjustment vs. lefties away from becoming a top-tier starting pitcher.

You might not expect it given his surface stats, but Max Scherzer (RHP, DET) posted the best skills of any SP in May. And it wasn't close.

You'd expect to see guys like Kershaw and Strasburg on a list of the most highly-skilled young starting pitchers. But a deeper look reveals a lot of surprises.

Rick Porcello (RHP, DET) added more velocity to his fastball from April 2011 to April 2012 than any other starting pitcher. Some other velocity changes might surprise you too.

Here's why you should ignore the 5.58 ERA and 1.76 WHIP of Ivan Nova (RHP, NYY) and buy low.