FACTS/FLUKES: Nola, Harrison, Samardzija, Zimmerman, De. Norris
May 11 2016
Nola making strides … Aaron Nola (RHP, PHI) showed promise as a rookie, posting a 3.59 ERA in 78 IP, and he has been even better in 2016. Is he in the process of taking a step forward?
Year IP ERA xERA H%/S% GB/LD/FB Ctl Dom Cmd Swk FpK Ball% hr/9 vLHB ========= === ==== ==== ===== ======== === === === === === ===== ==== ==== 2014 a/aa 55 2.93 ---- ----- 39/18/43 1.6 7.3 4.5 --- --- --- 1.3 -- 2015 78 3.59 3.60 29/76 48/20/32 2.2 7.9 3.6 9 64 34.6% 1.3 .834 2016 46 3.13 2.59 26/64 54/20/26 1.6 9.6 6.1 10 64 31.0% 0.6 .496
The early results have been impressive:
- His control, which is fully backed by Ball%, has been superb.
- Despite...
Almost!
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