FACTS/FLUKES: Sale, Thames, Molina, Span, Ryu

2017 skills confirm Sale's elite status... As if Chris Sale (LHP, BOS) wasn't already dominant enough, 2017 represented the best season of his career, with 308 strikeouts and new highs in rotisserie value. Did his skills reflect the same level of excellence?

Year   IP   ERA  xERA  Ctl   Dom  Cmd  GB/LD/FB  H%/S%  hr/f  FpK  SwK  BPV
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ====  ===  ========  =====  ====  ===  ===  ===
2014  174  2.17  2.81  2.0  10.8  5.3  41/18/41  29/81    8%  67%  14%  158
2015  209  3.41  2.74  1.8  11.8  6.5  43/22/35  34/73   13%  67%  15%  185
2016  227  3.34  3.42  1.8   9.3  5.2  41/21/38  29/73   12%  62%  12%  137
2017  214  2.90  2.79  1.8  12.9  7.2  39/20/41  32/76   12%  67%  15%  201

Yes, very much so:

  • Sale posted...

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