FACTS/FLUKES: Arrieta, D. Peralta, Gennett, Davis, Pina

Arrieta scuffling … In our September 2016 look at Jake Arrieta (RHP, CHC), we detailed some troubling signs beneath the surface and remarked that his 2H-2016 performance could be a sign of things to come in 2017. Sure enough, Arrieta hasn’t been able to right the ship, posting 4.03 ERA through 121 IP. How are his skills?

Year  IP   ERA   xERA  Ctl  Dom  Cmd  GB/LD/FB  hr/9  FpK  SwK  Ball% OPSvL
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ===  ========  ====  ===  ===  ===== =====
2013   75  4.78  4.47  4.9  7.2  1.5  40/25/34   1.1  60%   7%  38.0%  .664
2014  156  2.53  2.78  2.4  9.6  4.1  49/22/28   0.3  59%  11%  35.8%  .553
2015  229  1.77  2.62  1.9  9.3  4.9  56/21/23   0.4  60%  11%  35.0%  .449
2016  197  3.10  3.60  3.5  8.7  2.5 ...

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