FACTS/FLUKES: Darvish, Maybin, Pence, Mercer, Madson

How will Darvish fare in Chicago? ... Despite a second half fade and a disastrous World Series, Yu Darvish (RHP, CHC) still cashed in this winter, signing a six-year, $126 million deal with the Cubs. Does he still have the stuff to be a staff ace?

Year   IP   ERA  xERA  Ctl   Dom  Cmd  FpK  SwK    G/L/F   H%  S%  hr/f  BPV
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ====  ===  ===  ===  ========  ==  ==  ====  ===
2013  210  2.83  2.86  3.4  11.9  3.5  57%  13%  41/21/38  27  80   14%  140
2014  144  3.06  3.18  3.1  11.3  3.7  62%  11%  36/23/41  35  79    9%  136
2015  Did Not Pitch
2016* 127  3.42  3.21  3.1  10.9  3.6  58%  13%  40/20/40  30  75   12%  119
2017  187  3.86  3.68  2.8  10.1  3.6  59%  13%  41/22/37  29  72   15% ...

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