FACTS/FLUKES: Arrieta, Frazier, Lynn, Belt, Fister

Arrieta looks to repeat 2014 … To the surprise of many, Jake Arrieta (RHP, CHC) had a bona fide breakout season in 2014, as he posted a 2.53 ERA and 136 BPV. Can the 29-year-old duplicate that in 2015?

Year    IP   ERA  xERA  Ctl  Dom  Cmd  H%/S%   G/L/F    hr/f  FpK  SwK  BPV
====   ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ===  =====  ========  ====  ===  ===  ===
2011   119  5.05  4.30  4.4  7.0  1.6  28/70  46/16/39   15%  56%   8%   30
2012*  171  6.08  4.68  3.5  8.0  2.3  33/58  44/24/32   15%  56%   8%   64
2013    75  4.78  4.47  4.9  7.2  1.5  25/66  40/25/35   12%  60%   7%   15
2014   157  2.53  2.79  2.4  9.6  4.1  28/74  49/22/28    4%  59%  11%  136
2015    45  3.00  2.78  2.2  9.6  4.4  31/72  52/21/27    6%  66%  10%  143
* Includes...

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