FACTS/FLUKES: Fernandez, Giles, Kendrick, Paulsen, Realmuto

Fernandez looking elite again ... Jose Fernandez (RHP, MIA) got a late start to the season, but returned less than 14 months after undergoing Tommy John surgery, and looks to be in peak form: Is he all the way back already?

Year   IP   ERA  xERA  Ctl   Dom  Cmd  FpK  SwK    G/L/F   H%  S%   Vel  DOM/DIS  BPV  
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ====  ===  ===  ===  ========  ==  ==  ====  =======  ===
2013  173  2.19  3.06  3.0   9.7  3.2  62%  11%  45/22/33  25  80  94.9  75%/14%  117
2014   52  2.44  2.45  2.3  12.2  5.4  65%  15%  49/17/35  30  78  95.1  75%/13%  185
2015   38  2.13  2.65  2.1  11.1  5.2  62%  15%  42/28/29  33  79  95.7  100%/0%  163

Fernandez is showing no signs of rust:

  • He's once again getting a ton of strikeouts, and...

Almost!

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