FACTS/FLUKES: Latos, Freeman, Gordon, Nolasco, Simmons

Latos settles in ... For whatever reason, it took some time for Mat Latos (RHP, CIN) to gain his bearings in Cincinnati after an off-season trade. As we head towards the second half, his 5.97 ERA and 35 BPV from April are a thing of the past:

Year   IP   ERA  xERA  WHIP    G/L/F   Ctl  Dom  Cmd  hr/9  hr/f  BPV
====  ===  ====  ====  ====  ========  ===  ===  ===  ====  ====  ===
2010  185  2.92  3.39  1.08  45/15/40  2.4  9.2  3.8   0.8    8%  123
2011  194  3.47  3.48  1.18  43/16/41  2.9  8.6  3.0   0.7    7%   98
2012   98  4.42  3.62  1.23  42/18/41  2.6  8.3  3.2   1.6   15%  100

Latos has given every indication from a skills perspective that he's the same high-upside starter as he was in San Diego:

• His Ctl/Dom/Cmd...

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