FACTS/FLUKES: MCain, MMontero, ECabrera, Quentin and Cingrani

Cain’s skills stable if results are not … Given his mid-5.00 ERA start after years of magnificent ERAs,  Matt Cain (RHP, SF) has tested the patience of fantasy owners so far. This is not supposed to happen to 28-year-olds with his skills history:

Year   IP   ERA   xERA  S%  H%  Ctl  Dom  Cmd  hr/9  hr/f    G/L/F   BPV
====   ===  ====  ====  ==  ==  ===  ===  ===  ====  ====  ========  ===
2009   218  2.89  4.11  80  27  3.0  7.1  2.3   0.9    8%  39/19/42   63
2010   223  3.14  3.95  75  26  2.5  7.1  2.9   0.9    7%  36/17/47   76
2011   222  2.88  3.71  73  27  2.6  7.3  2.8   0.4    4%  42/19/39   82
2012   219  2.79  3.71  77  27  2.1  7.9  3.8   0.9    8%  37/21/42  101
2013    56  5.43  4.05  62  26  2.7  7.8  2.9   2.1   18% ...

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