FACTS/ FLUKES: Stroman, Chirinos, Betances, Gordon, Gallo

Stroman struggles post breakout ... Marcus Stroman's (RHP, TOR) supposed 2017 breakout is a distant memory these days with his August ERA almost double last year's 3.09. What's led to such a disastrous season? 

Year   IP   ERA  xERA  Ctl  Dom  Cmd   G/L/F    H%  S%  hr/f  FpK  SwK  BPV
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ===  ========  ==  ==  ====  ===  ===  ===
2015   27  1.67  3.13  2.0  6.0  3.0  64/18/18  24  88   14%  66%   8%   96
2016  204  4.37  3.55  2.4  7.3  3.1  60/20/20  31  68   17%  61%  10%  106
2017  201  3.09  3.65  2.8  7.3  2.6  62/18/20  31  80   18%  59%  10%   97
2018   85  5.63  3.96  3.2  7.2  2.3  61/18/21  34  62   14%  62%  10%   83

Skills-wise, Stroman isn't all that different than he was a year ago:

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