FACTS/FLUKES: Hamels, Chris Johnson, Henderson, LaRoche, Gyorko
May 13 2013
Should we worry about Hamels? … The past three seasons from Cole Hamels (LHP, PHI) were enough to propel him into the short list of the game’s top starting pitchers come draft day. But one win through eight starts, owners have not received a very strong return on investment:
Year IP ERA xERA Ctl Dom Cmd hr/9 H%/S% G/L/F hr/f BPV ==== === ==== ==== === === === ==== ===== ======== ==== === 2009 194 4.32 3.76 2.0 7.8 3.9 1.1 32/69 40/21/39 11% 105 2010 209 3.06 3.29 2.6 9.1 3.5 1.1 30/80 45/17/38 12% 116 2011 216 2.79 3.02 1.8 8.1 4.4 0.8 27/75 52/15/33 10% 126 2012 215 3.05 3.32 2.2 9.0 4.2 1.0 30/78 43/22/35 12% 125 2013 52 4.18 4.13 3.8 7.5 2.0...
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