FACTS/FLUKES: Lester, Blackmon, Rollins, Burnett, Adams
May 20 2015
Lester doing just fine … Jon Lester (LHP, CHC) wowed with a 2.46 ERA in 2014, but carried a 4.10 ERA into his May 16 start against the Pirates. Is there cause for concern going forward?
Year IP ERA xERA Ctl Dom Cmd GB/LD/FB H%/S% hr/f FpK SwK BPV ==== === ==== ==== === === === ======== ===== ==== === === === 2011 192 3.47 3.46 3.5 8.5 2.4 50/16/34 29/76 11% 58% 9% 87 2012 205 4.82 3.92 3.0 7.3 2.4 49/22/29 32/67 14% 58% 9% 77 2013 213 3.75 3.88 2.8 7.5 2.6 45/20/35 31/73 8% 61% 9% 81 2014 219 2.46 3.19 2.0 9.0 4.6 42/21/37 31/81 7% 61% 10% 129 2015 49 3.70 3.41 2.4 8.7 3.6 45/27/28 35/75 12% 60% 10% 115
Lester’s BPIs remain...
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