SPECULATOR: The BF18 UP: list—Pitchers

Within the player boxes of the 2018 Baseball Forecaster, we offer some UP: (and DN:) projections that are intended to reflect a ceiling (or floor) beyond the accompanying 2018 projection. As described in the book:

Upside (UP) and downside (DN) statistical potential appears for some players; these are less grounded in hard data and more speculative of skills potential.

Speculative? Well, that sounds a lot like what we do in this space! We thought it would be appropriate to continue our 2018 SPECULATOR series with a review of some of those UP: projections found in the Forecaster. We covered the batters last week, and now turn our attention to the mound.

The full list of UP: pitchers is included here, and below we'll offer thoughts on...

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