STARTERS: Early 2017 speculations

Our last SP Buyers Guide column of the regular season will help you identify early 2017 speculation targets. Reference last week's early 2017 breakout targets for additional guys who could help you earn a nice profit from your 2017 drafts.

Let's start by looking at the most skilled young SP so far in the second half.

75+ BPV, 2016 Post-ASB, Age 26 or Under*

Name            Lg  Ctl  Dom   HR/9  GB%  H%/S%   hr/f  FAv   SwK%   FpK%  Ball%  BPV
==============  ==  ===  ====  ====  ===  ======  ====  ====  =====  ====  =====  ===
Ray, R          NL  3.0  12.4   1.0  49%  36/69%   13%  94.8  13.0%   55%    34%  169
Stroman, M      AL  1.9   9.5   1.3  62%  34/73%   25%  92.8  10.2%   63%    35%  162
Weaver, L       NL  2.3  11.3   1.5  33%...

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