FACTS/ FLUKES: Gausman, Frazier, Castillo, Jansen, Kirk

Gausman surpassing '21 form  ... On the surface, Kevin Gausman's (RHP, TOR) breakout 2021 season looked like an outlier after his ERA and WHIP jumped a year ago during his first year in Toronto. But through the first two months this season, it looks like the '21 Gausman is back and seemingly pitching as well as ever. Are the numbers justified?

Year   IP   ERA/xERA  H%  S%  BB%  K%  K-BB%   SwK   G/F   Vel   HR/F  BPV
====  ===  =========  ==  ==  === ===  =====  ====  =====  ====  ====  ===
2020   60  3.62/3.34  32  72    7  32    26   16.0  42/36  95.1   15%  169
2021  192  2.81/3.42  29  78    6  29    23   15.8  42/36  94.6   11%  148
2022  175  3.35/3.20  38  75    4  28    24   16.0  39/36  95.0    9%  168  
2023   82  2.63/2.81 ...

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