FACTS/FLUKES: Sale, Thames, Molina, Span, Ryu
Apr 14 2018
2017 skills confirm Sale's elite status... As if Chris Sale (LHP, BOS) wasn't already dominant enough, 2017 represented the best season of his career, with 308 strikeouts and new highs in rotisserie value. Did his skills reflect the same level of excellence?
Year IP ERA xERA Ctl Dom Cmd GB/LD/FB H%/S% hr/f FpK SwK BPV ==== === ==== ==== === ==== === ======== ===== ==== === === === 2014 174 2.17 2.81 2.0 10.8 5.3 41/18/41 29/81 8% 67% 14% 158 2015 209 3.41 2.74 1.8 11.8 6.5 43/22/35 34/73 13% 67% 15% 185 2016 227 3.34 3.42 1.8 9.3 5.2 41/21/38 29/73 12% 62% 12% 137 2017 214 2.90 2.79 1.8 12.9 7.2 39/20/41 32/76 12% 67% 15% 201
Yes, very much so:
- Sale posted...
Almost!
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