FACTS/FLUKES: Fernandez, Belt, Rodney, Span, Gennett

Fernandez still elite … Jose Fernandez (RHP, MIA) returned last July from Tommy John surgery and picked up where he left off, posting a 2.92 ERA and superb 11.0 Dom. In many ways, he has taken his game up another notch so far in 2016. Is there any reason to doubt Fernandez?

Year   IP   ERA  xERA  Ctl   Dom  Cmd  FpK  SwK  Ball%  GB/LD/FB  H%/S%  DOM/DIS  BPV  
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ====  ===  ===  ===  =====  ========  =====  =======  ===
2013  173  2.19  3.06  3.0   9.7  3.2  62%  11%  33.6%  45/22/33  25/80  75%/14%  117
2014   52  2.44  2.45  2.3  12.2  5.4  65%  15%  31.7%  49/17/35  30/78  75%/13%  185
2015   65  2.92  2.90  1.9  11.0  5.6  61%  14%  31.6%  40/29/31  36/76  91%/ 9%  163
2016   95  2.28  2.44  2.9  13.1  4.6 ...

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