FACTS/FLUKES: Niemann, Lind, Gregg, Cano, Lester
Dec 23 2011
Niemann could be a bargain in 2012... 2011 didn’t start well for Jeff Niemann (RHP, TAM) – he went 1-4 with a 5.75 ERA in his first six starts. Turns out he was pitching with a bad back, which resulted in a five-week stint on the DL. In the second half, Niemann was a different pitcher:
Year IP ERA xERA S% Ctl Dom Cmd G/L/F HR/9 HR/F BPV ==== === ==== ==== == === === === ======== ==== ==== === 2009 181 3.94 4.53 73 2.9 6.2 2.1 41/20/39 0.8 8 52 2010 174 4.39 4.24 69 3.1 6.8 2.1 44/16/39 1.3 12 59 2011 135 4.06 3.61 71 2.5 7.0 2.8 46/20/34 1.2 13 83 --------------------------------------------------------------- 11 1H 40 5.58 4.40 62 2.2 5.4 2.4 38/21/41 1.1 9 52 11...
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