FACTS/FLUKES: Verlander, Andrus, Eaton, P. Hughes, S. Castro

Verlander Act II…After spending the first 2.5 months of 2015 on the DL with a triceps strain Justin Verlander (RHP, DET) looked rusty when we examined him 5 starts into the season. However, the former MVP and Cy Young award winner soon found his footing and posted a 2.80 ERA and 1.00 WHIP after the All Star break. Is Verlander back to his old self?  

Year    IP   ERA  xERA  FB%  hr/9  Ctl  Dom  Cmd  FpK  Ball%  SwK   Vel  BPV  DOM/DIS
====   ===  ====  ====  ===  ====  ===  ===  ===  ===  =====  ===  ====  ===  =======
2011   251  2.40  3.14   42   0.9  2.0  9.0  4.4   61    34    11  95.0  124   88%/0%
2012   238  2.64  3.35   36   0.7  2.3  9.0  4.0   61    34    12  94.3  121   79%/3%
2013   218  3.46  3.75   39   0.8  3.1  8.9  2.9...

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