FACTS/FLUKES: Stripling, Rendon, Gennett, Velasquez, D. Peralta

Is Stripling an emerging ace? … Ross Stripling (RHP, LA) made just two starts in 2017, as he compiled a 3.75 ERA in 74 IP. He began 2018 in the bullpen, but injuries opened the door for him to join the starting rotation on April 30 and he hasn’t looked back, delivering a stellar 2.37 ERA in ten starts. How are the underlying metrics?

Year   IP   ERA  xERA  Ctl   Dom  Cmd  FpK  SwK  GB/LD/FB  H%/S%  hr/f  BPV   vL
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ====  ===  ===  ===  ========  =====  ====  ===  ====
2015*  67  5.20  4.91  2.6   5.9  2.3   --   --    ----    32/65   --    45   --
2016  100  3.96  4.20  2.7   6.7  2.5  64%   8%  51/20/29  29/71   11%   76  .656
2017   74  3.75  3.57  2.3   9.0  3.9  65%  12%  49/22/29  30/73   17%  126 ...

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