FACTS/FLUKES: Soriano, Hamilton, Nova, Ramirez, McAllister

Soriano finds his mojo... The signing of Rafael Soriano (RHP, NYY) prior to the 2011 season was not a popular move given the depth in the Yankee bullpen at the time. Soriano's struggles during last season did nothing to silence his critics. Cut to this season, where a sudden vacancy in the closer's role has thrust Soriano back into prominence and all he has done is thrive:

Year  IP  Sv   ERA  xERA   H%   S%   G/L/F    Ctl   Dom  Cmd  hr/f  BPV
====  ==  ==  ====  ====  ===  ===  ========  ===  ====  ===  ====  ===
2009  76  27  2.97  3.11  30%  74%  31/21/48  3.2  12.1  3.8    7%  141
2010  62  45  1.73  3.65  21%  83%  33/16/52  2.0   8.2  4.1    5%  105
2011  39   2  4.12  4.05  28%  70%  35/20/44  4.1   8.2  2.0    8%   50
2012 ...

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