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FACTS/FLUKES: Lester, Hellickson, Polanco, Wong, Pina
May 31 2018
Low ERA a mirage for Lester ... Jon Lester (LHP, CHC) suffered through a rough 2017 season, when his ERA rose to 4.33, nearly two full runs above his mark from the previous season. Now sporting a 2.71 ERA through 11 starts in 2018, is Lester back to being a borderline ace?
Year IP ERA xERA Ctl Dom Cmd FpK SwK Vel G/L/F H% S% hr/f BPV ==== === ==== ==== === === === === === ==== ======== == == ==== === 2014 220 2.46 3.19 2.0 9.0 4.6 61% 10% 91.8 42/21/37 31 81 7% 129 2015 205 3.34 3.13 2.1 9.1 4.4 61% 11% 92.0 49/22/29 31 72 10% 135 2016 203 2.44 3.42 2.3 8.7 3.8 63% 11% 92.1 47/20/33 26 82 12% 120 2017 181 4.33 3.96 3.0 9.0 3.0 58% 11% 91.1 ...
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