Framber Valdez had the best season of his career in 2022, and his improving skills make the chances of a repeat look very good. Plus, Eugenio Suárez, Andrew Vaughn, Mike Yastrzemski, and Braxton Garrett.

What's in store for Luis Castillo? In this week's AL Facts/Flukes article, we cover Castillo's upside, Taylor Ward, Aaron Civale, Steven Kwan, & Yusei Kikuchi.

Bryan Reynolds followed his breakout 2021 with a strong 2022, but the drop in BA from .302 to .262 was notable. Can he get back to the .300 BA plateau? Plus, Raisel Iglesias, Ross Stripling, Jesse Winker, and Brandon Marsh.

Willson Contreras takes his skills to St. Louis, Blake Snell attempts to carry over second-half success, C.J. Cron has power in Colorado, Miles Mikolas' ratios may regress some in 2023, and Gavin Lux is a decent MI option in the middle of drafts.

2023 will be Rafael Devers' age 26 season. Can he become even better? Was Kevin Gausman's 2022 season as poor as it looks on the surface? Plus, outlooks for Alex Bregman, Ryan Pressly, and Anthony Santander.

After delivering 17 HR and 10 SB in a shortened rookie season, is Oneil Cruz a lock to surpass the $20 mark in his first full season? Plus, Brandon Nimmo, Ryan Helsley, Jonathan India, and Jameson Taillon.

How legit were the 2022 breakouts of Yordan Alvarez and Dylan Cease? Is Trevor Story beginning the decline phase of his career or was 2022 just an injury-induced down year? Plus performance validation analysis of Luis Severino and Nate Lowe.

Should we trust Jeffrey Springs after he emerged as a starter in 2022? Plus, Justin Turner, Brandon Drury, Jose Leclerc, and Brady Singer.

A December 2022 trade sent Sean Murphy from pitcher-friendly Oakland to Atlanta. Could 2023 be his best season yet? Plus, Seiya Suzuki, Charlie Morton, Taijuan Walker, and Bryan De La Cruz.

Can Juan Soto return to form following a down 2022 season when he hit for a .242 batting average? Plus a look into Luis García (WAS), Joey Bart, Steven Matz, and Noah Syndergaard

Giancarlo Stanton's power is undisputed but his batting average fell off a cliff. Can he rebound? Plus, Cal Raleigh, Cristian Javier, Martin Perez and Ramon Laureano.