FACTS/FLUKES: Lincecum, Fowler, Morrison, Freese, Kelly

Lincecum rebound far from certain ... Tim Lincecum's (RHP, SF) 2012 metamorphosis from elite ace to a struggling back-of-the-rotation starter torpedoed many a fanalytic season. It's easy to say his 2013 outlook is much better than his 5.00+ ERA, but can we expect a full rebound?

Year    IP   ERA  xERA  Ctl   Dom  Cmd  hr/9  H%/S%  hr/f  oppBA  BPV
====   ===  ====  ====  ===  ====  ===  ====  =====  ====  =====  ===
2008   227  2.62  3.17  3.3  10.5  3.2   0.4  31/78    6%   .221  121
2009   225  2.48  2.91  2.7  10.4  3.8   0.4  30/77    5%   .206  140
2010   212  3.43  3.22  3.2   9.8  3.0   0.8  32/75   10%   .244  116
2011   217  2.74  3.35  3.6   9.1  2.6   0.6  29/79    8%   .222   94
2012   186  5.18  3.97  4.4   9.2  2.1  ...

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