FACT/FLUKES: Gray, Jennings, Gardner, Smyly, Pomeranz

Gray a steady anchor ... Somebody needed to inherit the role of OAK's ace following early-season injuries to the core of their staff in 2014, and Sonny Gray (RHP, OAK) more than stepped up to the challenge. He posted a rock-solid follow-up to his flashy debut in 2013. Can we expect more of the same in 2015?

Year    IP   ERA  xERA  H%  S%  Ctl  Dom  Cmd  Swk  OPS vR   G/L/F    hr/f  BPV
====   ===  ====  ====  ==  ==  ===  ===  ===  ===  ======  ========  ====  ===
2012+  152  4.43  4.26  32  69  3.3  5.0  1.5                                48
2013*  182  3.20  3.29  32  75  2.8  8.1  2.9   10%  .499   53/20/28    8%  101
2014   219  3.08  3.36  28  76  3.0  7.5  2.5    9%  .614   56/18/26    9%   87
+MLEs
*inc MLEs

Gray's skills have...

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