Henderson Alvarez has carried many staffs in the first half. Expecting him to do the same in the second half would be a mistake.

Marco Estrada has a tenuous hold on a rotation spot given his HR-fueled blowups. A closer look at his in-game skills suggests that nearly all of his problems have come the third time he goes through lineups.

The fantastic first half of Mark Buehrle has been fueled by an unsustainable H% and hr/f with runners on base.

Jake Odorizzi has a unique reverse LH/RH skill split; he owns some of the best skills of any SP against LH bats. Odorizzi could emerge quickly with a tweak against righties.

Corey Kluber has gone from attractive end-game target to budding rotation anchor in the span of one year.

Collin McHugh has come out of nowhere to post a sub-3.50 ERA in the early-going. His strong skill support makes him an attractive pickup in deep leagues.

Brandon McCarthy's 5.00 ERA won't garner him much attention in most leagues. But his elite skills should, and they have been driven in part by a tweak in his pitch mix from last season.

Michael Wacha is firmly establishing himself as one of the top young starting pitchers in the game.

It isn't a stretch to say that Nathan Eovaldi's performance in April was dominant. Here is a closer look at the most skilled SP from April.

If you're thinking about cutting your losses on Homer Bailey after his surprisingly poor early results, here's why doing so would be a huge mistake.

Michael Pineda's quick start to the season obscures the fact that he has received significant support along the way.