FACTS/FLUKES: Archer, Simmons, M. Gonzales, R. Lopez, and M. Gonzalez

Archer's skills remain steady... With a 6.05 ERA and 1.53 WHIP in his first seven GS, Chris Archer (RHP, TAM) has not delivered a profit on his draft day price. For the third-straight season, his xERA remains below his ERA. Should we be worried about Archer's poor results in 2018? 

Year   IP   ERA  xERA  Ctl   Dom  Cmd  FpK  SwK    G/L/F    H%  S% hr/f  BPV 
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ====  ===  ===  ===  ========  === === ====  === 
2014  195  3.33  3.68  3.3   8.0  2.4  57%  10%  47/22/31   31  75   7%   79
2015  212  3.23  3.12  2.8  10.7  3.8  64%  13%  46/20/34   31  74  10%  141
2016  201  4.02  3.50  3.0  10.4  3.5  58%  13%  48/18/35   31  73  16%  133
2017  201  4.07  3.50  2.7  11.1  4.2  62%  14%  42/22/36   34  72  14% ...

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