FACTS/FLUKES: E. Santana, Cespedes, Kuroda, L. Martin, J. Saunders

Improved Ctl, dominance of lefties drives Santana… Kansas City rebuilt their rotation in the offseason; the big acquisition was James Shields (RHP, KC), but Ervin Santana (RHP, KC) has more than held his own. While his record is only 6-6, the rest of his numbers have been impressive.

Year   IP   ERA  xERA  vsLH  H%  S%  Ctl  Dom  Cmd    G/L/F   hr/f  hr/9  BPV
====  ===  ====  ====  ====  ==  ==  ===  ===  ===  ========  ====  ====  ===
2009  140  5.03  4.47  .323  32  70  3.0  6.9  2.3  38/20/42   13%   1.5   58
2010  223  3.92  4.29  .271  30  74  3.0  6.8  2.3  35/22/43    9%   1.1   56
2011  229  3.38  3.87  .245  28  76  2.8  7.0  2.5  44/19/38   10%   1.0   72
2012  178  5.16  4.38  .262  25  66  3.1  6.7  2.2  43/20/37   19%  ...

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