FACTS/FLUKES: Mahle, Verdugo, Urquidy, Straw, Lange

A right shoulder injury forced Mahle to hit the injured list multiple times in 2022... In 120.2 IP, Tyler Mahle (RHP, MIN) posted a 4.40 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 25% K%, and 8.5% BB%. It sounds like the shoulder injury isn't bothering Mahle to begin Spring Training, but what do the skills indicate? Could Mahle bounce back with another season of 200+ strikeouts?

Year   IP   ERA/xERA   BB%/K%   SwK  GB/LD/FB  H%/S%  HR/F  BPV
====  ===  =========  =======   ===  ========  =====  ====  ====
2018  112  4.98/4.65  10%/22%   11%  39/25/36  33/74   18%  -61
2019  130  5.14/4.08   6%/23%   10%  47/22/31  32/66   21%  122
2020   48  3.59/4.36  10%/30%   15%  29/21/50  27/73   10%  104
2021  180  3.75/3.76   9%/28%   12%  42/21/37  31/74   14%  123
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