FACTS/FLUKES: Arrieta, Puig, Weaver, Nimmo, Duvall

Has Arrieta regained ace status? … Jake Arrieta (RHP, PHI) rebounded from a disappointing first half of 2017 with a 2.26 ERA over 80 IP in the second half, and he has begun 2018 with a 2.16 ERA through 10 starts. Is he again worthy of the “ace” label?

Year   IP   ERA  xERA  Ctl  Dom  Cmd  FpK  SwK   Vel  GB/LD/FB  H%/S%  hr/f  BPV
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ===  ===  ===  ====  ========  =====  ====  ===
2014  157  2.53  2.79  2.4  9.6  4.1  59%  11%  93.5  49/22/28  28/74    4%  136
2015  229  1.77  2.62  1.9  9.3  4.9  60%  11%  94.6  56/21/23  25/81    8%  150
2016  197  3.10  3.60  3.5  8.7  2.5  59%  11%  93.7  53/20/28  25/74   11%   93
2017  168  3.53  4.03  2.9  8.7  3.0  58%   9%  92.1  45/21/34  29/76   14% ...

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