FACTS/FLUKES: Buehler, Matz, Castellanos, Frazier, Gomes

Buehler's stock continues to rise ... Walker Buehler (RHP, LA) had an excellent year in 2019, as he delivered a 3.26 ERA across his 30 starts. Now being drafted in the late first round in many drafts, is he worth the cost?

Year   IP   ERA  xERA   Ctl/Dom/Cmd  Ball%   SwK/Vel     G/L/F   H%/S%  HR/F  BPX
====  ===  ====  ====  ============  =====  =========  ========  =====  ====  ===
2017*  82  4.79  3.90  3.5/10.6/3.1   N/A   10.4/98.1  67/17/17  34/65   50%  126
2018  137  2.62  3.14  2.4/9.9/4.1    33%   11.8/96.2  50/18/32  26/77   11%  162
2019  182  3.26  3.42  1.8/10.6/5.8   32%   12.8/96.6  43/23/35  31/73   12%  177
*Includes MLEs

All signs point to continued excellence:

• Buehler has displayed outstanding Ctl that is fully...

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