FACTS/FLUKES: Rivera, Cabrera, Hosmer, Morrow, Machado

Same old Mo? Not quite ... We all know Mariano Rivera's (RHP, NYY) credentials, but at age 43, returning from ACL surgery and in his final MLB season, owners had every right to be concerned about the kind of production they'd get from him in 2013. All he's done so far is lead the majors in saves.

Year  IP  ERA   xERA  Ctl  Dom  Cmd  H%  S%   G/L/F   hr/f  bf/g  BPV  
====  === ====  ====  ===  ===  ===  ==  ==  =======  ====  ====  ===
2008  71  1.40  2.12  0.8  9.8 12.8  23  84  55/15/31   8%   4.0  188 
2009  66  1.76  2.43  1.6  9.8  6.0  26  89  51/22/27  15%   3.9  161
2010  60  1.80  3.00  1.7  6.8  4.1  23  79  51/15/33   4%   3.8  106
2011  61  1.91  2.71  1.2  8.8  7.5  28  81  47/20/33   6%   3.6  152
2012   8  2.16  3.37 ...

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