STARTERS: Sleepers 2014

This column—along with the one that will run in this space in two weeks—will help you target undervalued starting pitchers.

Sleepers can be defined in a lot of ways. Here, we'll look mostly at established SP who could be ready to break out in 2014.

Our next look at undervalued starters will help you target those who warrant attention in your end-game.

A breakout target in one league could be an end-gamer in another. As a result, we'll give you a wide cross-section of guys to choose from so that you can put them into the context of your league.

We'll do this by taking another look at 2012-2013 and 2013 1H-2H skill surgers.

  • 2013 vs. 2012

- BPV
- Fastball velocity
- Swinging Strike rate (SwK%)

  • 2013 2H vs. 1H

- BPV
- Fastball...

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