FACTS/FLUKES: Papelbon, C. Crawford, Z. Wheeler, LaRoche, LeMahieu

 
Papelbon’s skills sliding, but remain elite ... The angst level was high in Philadelphia in 2013, as veteran closer Jonathan Papelbon (RHP, PHI) saw his second-half ERA spike and his save percentage drop. Whether the hand-wringing was justified depends on how one views the evolution of Papelbon’s skills.                                                                                                                                                                                                      
Year   ERA  xERA  SV SV%  H%  S%  Ctl   Dom  Cmd  BPV   FB Vel.*
====  ====  ====  == ===  ==  ==  ===  ====  ===  ===   =======
2011  2.94  2.47  31  91  33  68  1.4  12.2  8.7  197   95 mph
2012  2.44  2.84  38  90  31  83  2.3  11.8...

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