FACTS/ FLUKES: Samardzija, Ethier, Duda, W. Rodriguez, B. Crawford
Apr 10 2013
Can Samardizija maintain 2H form ... After making just a few spot starts for the Cubs in previous years, Jeff Samardzija (RHP, CHC) became a rotation mainstay last season. And he thrived in the second half with a 2.58 ERA, fanning almost 10 batters a game. But will he continue to be the Cubs' ace?
Period IP ERA xERA H% S% Ctl Dom Cmd hr/9 G/L/F BPV ====== === ==== ==== == == === === === ==== ======== === 2009 35 7.53 5.35 34 59 3.9 5.5 1.4 1.8 41/18/40 12 2010 19 8.38 8.63 27 62 9.3 4.2 0.5 1.9 30/17/52 -168 2011 88 2.97 3.99 27 78 5.1 8.9 1.7 0.5 41/18/41 41 2012 175 3.81 3.45 30 74 2.9 9.3 3.2 1.0 45/22/33 ...
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