FACTS/FLUKES: J. López, R. Greene, Profar, J. Hicks, Gonzales

López breaks out in move to relief ... In his first season as a full-time reliever, Jorge López (RHP, MIN) was outstanding in 2022, posting a career-best 2.54 ERA while racking up 23 saves between Baltimore and Minnesota. Did his skills back the breakout, and is he in position to repeat in 2023?

Year   IP   ERA  xERA  BB%   K% K-BB% xBB%    SwK  GB/LD/FB  H%/S% HR/F xHR/F 
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  === ===== ====  =====  ========  ===== ==== ===== 
2018   54  5.03  4.85   9%  16%    7%   8%   9.0%  45/23/32  31/67  11%   12%
2019  124  6.33  4.75   8%  20%   12%   9%   9.2%  46/20/34  32/61  21%   23%
2020   39  6.69  4.93   7%  16%    9%  11%   8.8%  49/20/31  32/57  18%   21%
2021  122  6.07  4.51  10%  20%   10%   9%   8.7% ...

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