FACTS/FLUKES: Papelbon, Hart, Johnson, Jones, Goldschmidt

Papelbon excites with another stellar season ... As the recipient of the richest contract ever offered to a relief pitcher, Jonathan Papelbon (RHP, PHI) entered 2012 with a lot to live up to. And through the first five months, he has done just that:

Year   IP   ERA  xERA  Ctl   Dom  Cmd  hr/9    G/L/F   hr/f  BPV
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ====  ===  ====  ========  ====  ===
2008   69  2.34  2.72  1.0  10.0  9.6   0.5  49/20/31    7%  179
2009   68  1.85  4.04  3.2  10.1  3.2   0.7  27/21/52    5%  100
2010   67  3.90  3.73  3.8  10.2  2.7   0.9  38/18/44    9%   98
2011   64  2.94  2.37  1.4  12.2  8.7   0.4  38/21/41    5%  197
2012   53  2.70  2.82  2.2  11.1  5.1   0.8  43/18/39   10%  162

While the Phillies' season has not...

Almost!

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