FACTS/FLUKES: Kershaw, Yastrzemski, Neris, D. Peralta, La Stella

Kershaw is still going strong … Clayton Kershaw (LHP, LA) sent fantasy managers into a panic when it was announced he would open the 2020 season on the IL with back spasms, but he returned after 11 days and went on to post a stellar 2.16 ERA and 0.84 WHIP in 58 IP. How are the 33-year-old's skills heading into 2021?

Year   IP   ERA/xERA  BB%/K% xBB%  SwK  H%/S%  GB/LD/FB  HR/F/xHR/F   Vel  BPX
====  ===  =========  ====== ====  ===  =====  ========  ==========  ====  ===
2016  149  1.69/2.42  2%/32%  5%   16%  26/80  49/20/30    8%/ 10%   93.1  233
2017  175  2.31/3.02  4%/30%  5%   15%  28/85  48/19/33   16%/ 14%   92.7  206
2018  161  2.73/3.36  4%/24%  6%   12%  29/79  48/23/30   13%/ 12%   90.9  159
2019  178  3.03/3.55  6%/27%  6%...

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