STARTERS: Young targets, 2017 updated

Let's update our list of the most skilled young starting pitchers in the game in order to help you identify stretch-run targets and premium stashes in keeper leagues.

Here are the starting pitchers age 28 or under who have posted the best skills so far in 2017, using a small IP threshold of 20+ IP:

100+ BPV, Age 28 or Under*

Name         Age  Lg  Ctl  Dom   HR/9  GB%  H%/S%   hr/f  FAv   SwK%  FpK%  Ball%  BPV
===========  ===  ==  ===  ====  ====  ===  ======  ====  ====  ====  ====  =====  ===
Synderga, N   24  NL  0.7  10.5   0.0  58%  39/67%    0%  98.7   14%   57%    33%  208
Sale, C       28  AL  1.6  12.8   0.7  36%  31/76%    8%  94.6   16%   66%    31%  200
Wood, A       26  NL  2.7  10.6   0.4  61%  29/79%    9%   n/a   13% ...

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