SPECULATOR: 2018 Snap judgments (pitchers)

It's still too early, but the temptation is still there.

We're itching to (over-)react to what’s happened over the first three weeks of the season. Exercising excruciating patience, a staple mantra here over the years, is the prudent thing to do. But if you must scratch that itch, the Speculator is the space for you.

Our disclaimer at the bottom of this page means we aren’t constrained by issues like the legitimacy of underlying sample sizes. Of course, we can’t completely disregard our numbers-based approach, but we do have some more leeway as we project ahead, especially when the early returns align with our preseason outlooks.

Last week, we made some snap judgments on the hitting side, and we'll turn to the mound this week, asking...

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