STARTERS: Young targets, 2021

Targeting young SP in your drafts often can be a risky proposition. But if you do so using skills as your guide, you can make smart decisions on which investments to make.

As such, here were the most skilled young starting pitchers in 2020:

100+ BPV, Age 28 or Under*
 
Name            Lg  Age  BB%  K%   K-BB%  GB%  hr/f  SwK%   Ball%  Brl%   EV    BPV
==============  ==  ===  ===  ===  =====  ===  ====  =====  =====  =====  ====  ===
Bieber, S       AL   25   7%  41%    34%  48%   15%  17.1%    37%   7.2%  89.3  216
Burnes, C       NL   25   8%  37%    28%  52%    3%  14.8%    38%   5.9%  86.1  189
Glasnow, T      AL   26   9%  38%    29%  39%   23%  14.0%    36%   8.8%  90.4  181
Woodruff, B     NL   27   6%  31%    25%  49%   14% ...

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