FACT/FLUKES: Richards, Beltre, Colabello, Castillo, Duffy
Aug 21 2015
Richards not the same since injury ... On the surface, Garrett Richards' (RHP, LAA) follow-up to last year's injured-shortened yet Cy Young-worthy campaign has been underwhelming, as his ERA sits almost a run higher and his strikeout rate has dropped. To what can we attribute the regression?
Year IP ERA xERA H% S% Ctl Dom Cmd FpK SwK G/L/F hr/f BPV ==== === ==== ==== == == === === === === === ======== ==== === 2011* 157 3.94 3.89 29 71 2.7 5.5 2.1 66% 9% 43/28/28 31% 54 2012* 148 4.23 4.65 33 73 4.0 6.1 1.5 55% 11% 45/22/33 9% 50 2013 145 4.16 3.70 31 70 2.7 6.3 2.3 54% 9% 58/19/23 10% 75 2014 169 2.61 3.08 28 74 2.7 8.8 3.2 55% 11% 51/21/28 ...
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