FACTS/FLUKES: Chen, Infante, Feldman, Drew, Griffin
Sep 9 2012
Chen finishing strong... There are a lot of interesting baseball stories coming out of Baltimore these days, but the quiet breakout performance of Wei-Yin Chen (LHP, BAL) is one that continues to fly under the radar. Chen's numbers in Japan suggested he would be a finesse lefty with low MLB upside, but he is proving to be a sturdy anchor in the Orioles rotation during this improbable pennant chase:
Year IP ERA xERA G/L/F Ctl Dom Cmd hr/f BPV ==== === ==== ==== ======== === === === ==== === 2012 168 4.06 4.14 38/20/42 2.8 7.4 2.7 12% 74 ------------------------------------------------------------ 2012-1H 92 3.73 4.52 38/20/41 2.9 6.3 2.1 9% 50 2012-2H 77 4.46 3.71 37/20/44 ...
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