FACTS/FLUKES: Maeda, Conley, Bell, Gyorko, Span

Is Maeda an under priced ace? ... Kenta Maeda (RHP, LA) had a successful first season in the majors, posting a 3.48 ERA across 32 starts. Can he do it again, or is his late-season ERA spike cause for some concern?

Year   IP   ERA  xERA  Ctl  Dom  Cmd  FpK  SwK    G/L/F   H%  S%  hr/f  BPV
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ===  ===  ===  ========  ==  ==  ====  ===
2015* 176  4.32  4.37  3.2  8.7  2.7  N/A  N/A     N/A    28  73   N/A   65
2016  176  3.48  3.63  2.6  9.2  3.6  61%  12%  44/20/36  29  73   12%  118
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1H 16  93  2.82  3.72  2.7  8.6  3.2  61%  12%  44/20/36  27  77    9%  104
2H 16  83  4.23  3.53  2.4  9.8  4.1  62%  12%  43/21/35  31  69   15%  133...

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