FACTS/FLUKES: Buehler, Albies, A. Bradley, Senzel, A. Frazier

Buehler enjoys dominant 2019 … Walker Buehler (RHP, LA) entered 2019 with lofty expectations following a terrific 2018 campaign, but he got off to a rough start, compiling a 5.22 ERA and 7.4 Dom in 29 IP spanning his first five outings. However, he has since been among the game’s best, posting a stellar 2.52 ERA, 11.6 Dom and 1.4 Ctl in 125 IP. What can we expect going forward?

Year   IP   ERA  xERA  Ctl   Dom  Cmd  FpK  SwK  GB/LD/FB  H%/S%  hr/f  hr/9  BPV
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2017*  82  4.83  3.95  3.6  10.6  3.0  59%  10%  67/17/17  34/65   50%   1.9  103
2018  137  2.62  3.14  2.4   9.9  4.1  63%  12%  50/18/32  26/77   11%   0.8  141
2019  154  3.03  3.31  1.6  10.8 ...

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