FACTS/FLUKES: Gallardo, Kemp, Rosario, Hanson, Altuve

Gallardo rebounds as rotation anchor ... When we last looked at Yovani Gallardo (RHP, MIL) in early May, he had an unsightly 6.08 ERA and 1.65 WHIP. Don't jump, we advised—and it turned out to be good advice:

Year    IP   ERA  xERA  Ctl  Dom  Cmd  H%  S%    G/L/F   hr/f  BPV
====   ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ===  ==  ==  ========  ====  ===
2009   186  3.73  3.72  4.6  9.9  2.2  29  75  45/19/36   12%   78
2010   185  3.84  3.62  3.6  9.7  2.7  34  72  43/24/33    7%   98
2011   207  3.52  3.20  2.5  9.0  3.5  31  76  47/17/36   13%  118
2012   173  3.79  3.56  3.6  9.1  2.6  30  76  47/21/33   15%   93

Though he didn't quite make good on the Cy Young promise of 2011, Gallardo still has the skills of a fantasy ace:

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