Hello, friends.

The All-Star break is still a few weeks away but the true halfway point of the season is officially upon us, with most teams having now crossed the 80-game mark. This season, seemingly more so than recently, has a number of starting pitchers who have popped up out of the ADP hinterlands to be unexpected fantasy stars.

There are currently 10 starting pitchers in the top-50 by total value according to the FanGraphs auction calculator (12-team, 5×5) who entered the season with a post-250 ADP. Found treasure, indeed. The real question is if you can count on them to continue being so shiny, or whether their gold-plating will soon reveal a heart of rust.

If you have one of these secret aces, you’re no doubt over the moon about it but we still have a lot of season left before you can hoist championship gold. We should probably try and sort out the chaff before assuming you can continue to rely on your found gold.

Let’s take a deeper dive into one you should trust and one you should not, before finishing up with an old-fashioned, lightning round for another pair of arms. Because who doesn’t love lightning rounds?

The commies, Jimmy. The commies.

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