FACTS/FLUKES: Darvish, Conforto, Ozuna, Alzolay, L. Wade

Can Darvish do it again? … Yu Darvish (RHP, SD) posted a 3.10 ERA and 0.95 WHIP in 195 IP in 2022. It was his highest IP total since 2013, best full-season ERA since 2014, and lowest WHIP of his career. Can he repeat in 2023?

Year   IP   ERA/xERA   BB%/K% xBB%  SwK  GB/LD/FB  H%/S% HR/F  xHR/F xWHIP
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2018   40  4.95/4.15  12%/27%  10%  11%  38/23/40  31/70  18%   17%   1.35
2019  179  3.98/3.36   8%/31%   6%  14%  45/21/34  28/72  23%   19%   1.14
2020   76  2.01/3.02   5%/31%   5%  15%  43/26/31  31/82   9%   10%   1.01
2021  166  4.22/3.74   6%/29%   6%  12%  37/18/45  29/68  15%   12%   1.10
2022  195  3.10/3.54   5%/26%   5%  12%  37/19/44  26/72  10%   12%  ...

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