FACTS/FLUKES: Papelbon, Hart, Johnson, Jones, Goldschmidt
Aug 27 2012
Papelbon excites with another stellar season ... As the recipient of the richest contract ever offered to a relief pitcher, Jonathan Papelbon (RHP, PHI) entered 2012 with a lot to live up to. And through the first five months, he has done just that:
Year IP ERA xERA Ctl Dom Cmd hr/9 G/L/F hr/f BPV ==== === ==== ==== === ==== === ==== ======== ==== === 2008 69 2.34 2.72 1.0 10.0 9.6 0.5 49/20/31 7% 179 2009 68 1.85 4.04 3.2 10.1 3.2 0.7 27/21/52 5% 100 2010 67 3.90 3.73 3.8 10.2 2.7 0.9 38/18/44 9% 98 2011 64 2.94 2.37 1.4 12.2 8.7 0.4 38/21/41 5% 197 2012 53 2.70 2.82 2.2 11.1 5.1 0.8 43/18/39 10% 162
While the Phillies' season has not...
Almost!
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