FACTS/FLUKES: L. Castillo, K. Marte, E. Suarez, J. Flaherty, W. Myers

Castillo's second half fade... After posting a 2.47 ERA in the first half of 2019, Luis Castillo's (RHP, CIN) 4.39 ERA in the second half was not what his owners were hoping for. Was his second half fade a fact or a fluke? 

Year   IP   ERA  xERA  H%/S%  GB%  Ctl   Dom  Cmd  Ball%  SwK  CH*   Vel  HR9  HR/F
====  ===  ====  ====  =====  ===  ===  ====  ===  =====  ===  ===  ====  ===  ====
2017   89  3.12  3.26  26/76  59%  3.2   9.9  3.1  36.7%  13%  23%  97.5  1.1   17%
2018  170  4.30  3.77  29/70  46%  2.6   8.8  3.4  34.7%  14%  26%  95.8  1.5   18%
2019  191  3.40  3.43  27/74  55%  3.7  10.7  2.9  38.5%  16%  32%  96.5  1.0   18%
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19-1H  98  2.47 ...

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