Mound Musings: Good Surprises, Bad Surprises

Hope you all had a Happy 4th of July. As most teams have now played 80-82 games, we're right at the season's midpoint. That's the perfect time to check in on pitchers who have surprised, and those who have disappointed. We'll avoid pitchers who have disappointed due to injury (Roy Halladay) and also will take a peek forward at each player's prospects for the second half.

GOOD SURPRISES

R.A. Dickey, NYM - This one is obvious. At RotoWire, we projected Dickey for 11 wins and a 3.45 ERA. He's already 12-1, and his 2.15 ERA ranks third in the NL behind injured pitchers Brandon Beachy and Ryan Dempster. His 116 strikeouts are just six fewer than that of Stephen Strasburg, so he's a relatively

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