FACTS/FLUKES: Greinke, La Stella, Lester, M. Rojas, L. Garcia

Greinke showing few signs of age... In 2019, Zack Greinke (RHP, HOU) posted his best win total (18), ERA (2.93), and WHIP (0.98) since 2015. Were his skills in alignment with the improved performance?

Year   IP   ERA  xERA  Ctl  Dom  Cmd  GB/LD/FB  H%/S% HR/F xHR/F Ball%    SwK
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2015  223  1.66  3.14  1.6  8.1  5.0  48/19/33  24/84   7%    8%   36%  12.5%
2016  159  4.37  4.10  2.3  7.6  3.3  46/20/35  31/70  14%   15%   35%  10.9%
2017  202  3.20  3.41  2.0  9.6  4.8  47/18/35  29/76  13%   15%   36%  12.9%
2018  208  3.21  3.52  1.9  8.6  4.6  45/23/32  28/77  15%   16%   35%  11.3%
2019  209  2.93  3.72  1.3  8.1  6.2  45/22/33  28/74  11%   12%   35% ...

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