FACTS/FLUKES: E. Rodriguez, Drury, Pillar, Moreland, Odorizzi

E. Rodriguez a breakout candidate?...Expected to miss the first month or two of the 2018 season recovering from patellofemoral ligament reconstructive surgery on his right knee in December of 2017, Eduardo Rodriguez (LHP, BOS) was not heavily targeted in 2018 drafts (318 ADP). However, he recovered much sooner than expected, and made his 2018 season debut on April 8. 

Year   IP   ERA  xERA  H%/S%  FB%  Ctl  Dom  Cmd  Ball%  FpK  SwK   Vel  hr/9  BPV
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2015  122  3.85  4.13  30/73  33%  2.7  7.2  2.6  36.0%  57%   8%  94.0   1.0   78
2016  107  4.71  4.65  29/67  46%  3.4  8.4  2.5  37.5%  59%  11%  93.5   1.3   71
2017  137  4.19  4.21  31/71  43%  3.3 ...

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