FACTS/FLUKES: Kluber, Teixeira, Feldman, Schafer, Workman
Sep 7 2014
Kluber enters Cy Young conversation ... Corey Kluber (RHP, CLE) began the 2014 as a prime sleeper candidate, and is finishing it as a Cy Young candidate. What's been the recipe for his leap into elite territory?
Year IP ERA xERA H% S% Ctl Dom Cmd SwK G/L/F hr/f BPV ==== === ==== ==== == == === === === === ======== ==== === 2011* 155 6.46 5.45 34 61 4.2 7.0 1.7 12% 27/47/27 0% 41 2012* 188 4.51 4.87 35 71 3.2 7.4 2.3 12% 45/22/33 13% 64 2013 147 3.85 3.25 33 72 2.0 8.3 4.1 11% 46/26/29 12% 119 2014 195 2.58 2.90 32 80 2.1 9.9 4.7 12% 48/20/32 8% 147 *inc. MLE
Better luck, and an improved repertoire:
- Kluber already threw a hard fastball (93...
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