FACTS/FLUKES: Verlander, Andrus, Eaton, P. Hughes, S. Castro
Feb 27 2016
Verlander Act II…After spending the first 2.5 months of 2015 on the DL with a triceps strain Justin Verlander (RHP, DET) looked rusty when we examined him 5 starts into the season. However, the former MVP and Cy Young award winner soon found his footing and posted a 2.80 ERA and 1.00 WHIP after the All Star break. Is Verlander back to his old self?
Year IP ERA xERA FB% hr/9 Ctl Dom Cmd FpK Ball% SwK Vel BPV DOM/DIS ==== === ==== ==== === ==== === === === === ===== === ==== === ======= 2011 251 2.40 3.14 42 0.9 2.0 9.0 4.4 61 34 11 95.0 124 88%/0% 2012 238 2.64 3.35 36 0.7 2.3 9.0 4.0 61 34 12 94.3 121 79%/3% 2013 218 3.46 3.75 39 0.8 3.1 8.9 2.9...
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