FACTS/FLUKES: F. Hernandez, Hunter, Arrieta, Ibanez, Hanrahan

Workload, declining fastball concerns for Hernandez…With a new contract extension, Félix Hernández (RHP, SEA) will make $175 million over the next seven years. With consistently strong numbers, it’s hard to say he's not worth it.

Year   IP   ERA  xERA  H%  S%  Ctl  Dom  Cmd   G/L/F    hr/9  BPV
====  ===  ====  ====  ==  ==  ===  ===  ===  ========  ====  ===
2008  201  3.45  3.78  32  77  3.6  7.8  2.2  52/18/29   0.8   74
2009  239  2.49  3.32  29  80  2.7  8.2  3.1  53/17/30   0.6  106
2010  250  2.27  3.09  27  81  2.5  8.4  3.3  54/16/30   0.6  114
2011  234  3.47  3.20  31  73  2.6  8.6  3.3  50/19/31   0.7  112
2012  232  3.06  3.19  31  74  2.2  8.7  4.0  49/22/29   0.5  124

While Hernandez maintains the profile of an...

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