FACTS/FLUKES: Happ, Castellanos, D. Santana, Porcello, and Voit

Happ's value slips... Coming into the 2019 season, J.A. Happ (LHP, NYY) was a mid-round target with a 124 BPV in 2018. The southpaw's 17 wins, 193 strikeouts, 3.65 ERA, and 1.13 WHIP contributed to the second-highest R$ of his career. Through 63 IP in 2019, his 55 strikeouts, 4.83 ERA, and 1.22 WHIP have led to $3 of R$. Can he improve, or should owners be worried?  

Year   IP   ERA  xERA  Ctl   Dom  Cmd  FpK  SwK    G/L/F    H%  S% hr/f  BPV 
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ====  ===  ===  ===  ========  === === ====  === 
2015  172  3.61  3.83  2.4   7.9  3.4  60%   9%  42/24/34   32  74   9%   99
2016  195  3.18  4.13  2.8   7.5  2.7  60%  10%  42/22/36   27  77  11%   81
2017  145  3.53  4.12  2.8   8.8  3.1  62%  10%  47/19/34   32 ...

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