Rick Graham (@IAmRickGraham), Callen Elslager (@callen_elslager), and Jake Crumpler (@jakecrumpler) identify some surprising starts from relievers at the outset of the 2023 campaign. The opening week of baseball also brought with it plenty of standouts, most of which are noted by the In The Pen crew.

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