FACTS/FLUKES: Sale, Segura, Springer, Gibson, Kim
Apr 3 2017
New Sale still effective…In a December move that ranked as the baseball equivalent of the Big Bang, Chris Sale (LHP, BOS) headed to the Red Sox for four top prospects. While Sale’s presence helps makes Boston a trendy World Series pick, a drop in velocity and Dominance in 2016 generated some concerns. Will Sale remain a top AL starter after the change of Sox?
Year IP ERA xERA Ctl Dom Cmd G/L/F FpK SwK hr/f Vel BPV ==== === ==== ==== === === === ======== === === ==== ==== === 2012 192 3.05 3.27 2.4 9.0 3.8 45/23/32 57 11 12% 91.6 120 2013 214 3.07 2.94 1.9 9.5 4.9 47/21/32 63 11 13% 93.1 144 2014 174 2.17 2.81 2.0 10.8 5.3 41/18/41 67 14 8% 93.8 158 2015 209 ...
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