FACTS/FLUKES: Lester, Ibanez, Colon, A. Cabrera, J. Gomez

Plummeting Dom troublesome for Lester … After the distractions of last fall, Jon Lester (LHP, BOS) probably couldn’t wait for the new season to begin. But between a new manager and a rough start to the year, there’s still plenty of consternation going around Boston. While the Red Sox struggle to reach .500, Lester has also hit some bumps in the road:

Year  IP   ERA   xERA  Ctl  Dom  Cmd  H%  S%   G/L/F   hr/9  BPV
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ===  ==  ==  ======== ====  ===
2008  210  3.21  4.05  2.8  6.5  2.3  30  76  47/21/32  0.6   66
2009  225  3.41  3.24  2.8 10.0  3.5  32  75  48/18/34  0.9  129
2010  208  3.25  3.22  3.6  9.7  2.7  30  74  54/17/30  0.6  110
2011  192  3.47  3.38  3.5  8.5  2.4  29  76  50/16/34  0.9  ...

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