FACTS/FLUKES: Hellickson, Lowrie, Reed, Saunders, Veras

Hellickson's ERA not a total mirage ... For the second straight season, Jeremy Hellickson (RHP, TAM) flipped average skills into a stellar final product, out-pitching his xERA by more than a run. While this makes him a risky commodity, are there any signs that he's not strictly relying on luck for his good fortune?

Year    IP   ERA   xERA  Ctl  Dom  Cmd   G/L/F    H%  S%  hr/f  DOM/DIS
====    ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ===  ========  ==  ==  ====  =======
2010*   154  2.90  3.30  2.5  8.1  3.3  37/13/50  32  78   10%    100/0 
2011    189  2.95  4.54  3.4  5.6  1.6  35/20/45  23  79    8%     45/7
2012    177  3.10  4.37  3.0  6.3  2.1  42/21/37  27  82   12%   ...

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