FACTS/ FLUKES: Cashner, Arenado, Pollock, Rendon, Kendrick

Can Cashner take the next step? ... Andrew Cashner (RHP, SD) has always carried the reputation of big man, big fastball and big injury risk. He mostly exorcized the health demons while making the transition to full-time starter in 2103. And he was almost untouchable in September. Is he really an ace in the making?

Year      IP  GS   ERA  xERA  Ctl   Dom  Cmd  hr/9    G/L/F   hr/f  BPV
====     ===  ==  ====  ====  ===  ====  ===  ====  ========  ====  ===
2010      54   0  4.80  4.20  5.0   8.3  1.7   1.3  49/19/33   16%   41 
2011      ---------------------------Only 8 IP-------------------------
2012      46   5  4.27  3.18  3.7  10.1  2.7   1.0  53/23/24   17%  113
2013     175  26  3.09  3.56  2.4   6.6  2.7   0.6  53/19/29    8%  ...

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