FACTS/ FLUKES: Cole, Taveras, Tucker, Jimenez, Jansen

Cole as steady as they come ... Gerrit Cole (RHP, NYY)  seemingly answered doubters in the year since MLB implemented its ban on sticky stuff. He leads the majors in Ks and a WHIP around 1.00 and. Fantasy managers who spent a first-round pick on the 31-year-old might hope for a sub-3.00 ERA and more wins, but he's mostly delivered what was expected. Do Cole's underlying skills he's still worthy of a top pick?

Yr  IP   ERA   xERA  BB%  K%   K-BB  SwK   Vel   GB/LD/FB  H%/S%  HRF  HR/9  BPV
==  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ====  ====  ====  ========  =====  ===  ====  ===
19  212  2.50  2.71   6%  40%   34%  17.6  97.2  40/20/39  29/81  17%   1.2  212
20   73  2.84  3.43   6%  33%   27%  16.0  96.7  37/20/43  26/84  19%   1.7  167
21  181 ...

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