FACTS/FLUKES: F. Vazquez, Upton, C. Kelly, Odorizzi, J.P. Crawford

Is Vazquez an elite closer?... 2018 marked Felipe Vázquez's (LHP, PIT) first full season as a closer, and he responded with 37 saves and a 2.70 ERA. Has he become one of the safer saves options in the game?

Year  IP   ERA  xERA  Ctl   Dom  Cmd  GB/LD/FB  H%/S%  hr/f  FpK  SwK  BPV
====  ==  ====  ====  ===  ====  ===  ========  =====  ====  ===  ===  ===
2015  48  2.79  3.41  2.0   8.0  3.9  45/21/33  26/70    5%  63%  12%  112
2016  77  4.09  3.44  3.9  10.8  2.8  48/22/30  32/70   12%  57%  15%  115
2017  75  1.67  2.99  2.4  10.5  4.4  53/19/28  26/84    8%  58%  16%  156
2018  70  2.70  3.32  3.1  11.4  3.7  43/25/32  35/80    7%  63%  15%  144

His skills suggest that he has:

  • Vazquez has now put together four straight seasons of...

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