FACTS/ FLUKES: Strasburg, Leake, Werth, Castro, Espinosa
May 21 2014
Why is Strasburg underachieving? ... Stephen Strasburg (RHP, WAS) was among the top NL arms in drafts/auctions this spring. But the results so far have been underwhelming: A .500 record and and a higher WHIP (1.29) than we're used to seeing. While not disastrous for fantasy owners, it sure isn't what they thought they were getting.
Year IP ERA xERA Ctl Dom Cmd H% S% hr/9 G/L/F SwK hr/f BPV ==== === ==== ==== === ==== ==== == == ==== ======== === ==== === 2011 24 1.50 2.68 0.8 9.0 12.0 26 76 0.0 38/25/38 12% 0% 158 2012 159 3.16 2.96 2.7 11.1 4.1 32 76 0.8 44/23/33 12% 11% 149 2013 183 3.00 2.98 2.8 9.4 3.4 27 74 0.9 52/17/31 11% 11% 125 2014 61 ...
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