FACTS/FLUKES: Porcello, Longoria, Gardner, Smyly, Semien

Porcello's Cy Young encore ... Around this time last year, we tagged Rick Porcello (RHP, BOS) as a "decent bet to return some profit". But a Cy Young? Can't say we saw that coming. How does a now-decorated (and more expensive) Porcello fit into your draft plans?

Year  IP   ERA   xERA  Ctl  Dom  Cmd  GB/LD/FB  H%/S%  hr/f  FpK  Ball%  SwK
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ===  ========  =====  ====  ===  =====  ===
2013  177  4.32  3.32  2.1  7.2  3.4  55/21/24  32/68   14%  60%  35.7%   9%
2014  204  3.43  3.73  1.8  5.7  3.1  49/22/29  30/74    9%  64%  33.6%   8%
2015  172  4.92  3.77  2.0  7.8  3.9  46/22/33  34/67   14%  60%  35.2%   9%
2016  223  3.15  3.72  1.3  7.6  5.9  43/19/38  28/73    9%  64%  32.8%   9%

He probably...

Almost!

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