FACTS/FLUKES: Cole, Grichuk, Leclerc, Springer, Narvaez

Cole joins elite SP... With a move to Houston in 2018, Gerrit Cole (RHP, HOU) turned a profit with his $28 R$. He provided 200 innings with a 2.88 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, and 276 strikeouts. With the bar raised for 2019 expectations, can the right-hander continue to provide elite production? 

Year   IP   ERA  xERA  Ctl   Dom  Cmd  FpK  SwK    G/L/F    H%  S% hr/f  BPV 
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ====  ===  ===  ===  ========  === === ====  === 
2014  138  3.65  3.17  2.6   9.0  3.5  62%  10%  49/19/32   32  71   9%  119
2015  208  2.60  3.16  1.9   8.7  4.6  62%  11%  48/22/30   31  77   7%  132 
2016  116  3.88  4.17  2.8   7.6  2.7  60%   9%  46/25/29   35  73   7%  102
2017  203  4.26  3.91  2.4   8.7  3.6  63%  10%  46/21/34   31  71  16%...

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