FACTS/FLUKES: Santana, Johnson, Iannetta, Morel, Aybar

Can Santana build on 2011's skills-recovery season?  ...  Ervin Santana (RHP, LAA) appeared to be on his way to becoming one of the game's elite pitchers after his stellar 2008 season. Elbow ligament problems derailed him in 2009, but he has rebounded to establish himself as a solid workhorse:

Year    IP   ERA  xERA  h%  S%  Ctl  Dom  Cmd    G/L/F   hr/9  BPV
====   ===  ====  ====  ==  ==  ===  ===  ===  ========  ====  ===
2007   150  5.76  4.70  33  66  3.5  7.6  2.2  36/19/46   1.6   56
2008   219  3.49  3.51  30  72  1.9  8.8  4.6  39/20/42   0.9  123
2009   140  5.03  4.55  32  70  3.0  6.9  2.3  38/20/42   1.5   58
2010   223  3.92  4.47  30  74  3.0  6.8  2.3  35/22/43   1.1   56
2011   229  3.38  3.77  28  76  2.8  7.0  2.5 ...

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