FACTS/FLUKES: Shields, Seager, Capps, Plouffe, Smyly

Shields remains steady ... After a career year that finally paired his superior skills with terrific results, James Shields (RHP, TAM) entered 2012 with high expectations. And while he's been effective, Shields hasn't performed as many expected:

Year   IP   ERA  xERA   H%   S%   G/L/F    Ctl  Dom  Cmd  hr/f  BPV
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ========  ===  ===  ===  ====  ===
2009  220  4.14  4.07  32%  73%  42/20/37  2.1  6.8  3.2   11%   86
2010  203  5.18  3.91  35%  68%  41/20/38  2.3  8.3  3.7   14%  107
2011  249  2.82  3.15  26%  78%  46/18/35  2.3  8.1  3.5   11%  107
2012   92  3.72  3.30  32%  75%  55/18/27  2.9  8.4  2.9   14%  105

In spite of more ordinary results, Shields continues to display strong BPIs:

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