FACTS/FLUKES: Carrasco, Springer, Martinez, Betts, Lawrie

Carrasco delivering on 2H gains ... Few, if any, pitchers in 2014 saw the same year-over-year improvement as Carlos Carrasco (RHP, CLE). After spending 2013 bouncing between Triple-A and the majors, Carrasco's second half was ace-caliber. The turnaround was so dramatic, in fact, that it seemed logical there would be at least some regression.

Year    IP   ERA  xERA  Ctl  Dom  Cmd  H%  S%  SwK%   G/L/F    hr/f  BPV
====   ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ===  ==  ==  ====  ========  ====  ===
2011   125  4.62  4.08  2.9  6.1  2.1  30  68    9%  49/17/34   11%   59
2012   --------------- DNP, TOMMY JOHN SURGERY -------------------------
2013*  118  5.18  4.79  3.1  7.1  2.3  34  66    9%  50/22/28    9%   62
2014    79  3.14  3.06  2.2  8.6 ...

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