FACTS/FLUKES: Tanaka, Calhoun, M. Fulmer, Travis, Simmons
Mar 6 2017
Tanaka a rotation anchor? ... Masahiro Tanaka's (RHP, NYY) decision to pitch through a partially torn UCL put him on thin ice entering 2016 drafts, but he paid dividends with nearly 200 innings of a 3.07 ERA and 1.08 WHIP. A September forearm strain cut Tanaka's season short, so while it seems the injury risk is still there, how do his skills check out?
Year IP ERA xERA Ctl Dom Cmd GB/LD/FB H%/S% FpK Ball% SwK BPV ==== === ==== ==== === === === ======== ===== === ===== === === 2014 136 2.77 2.76 1.4 9.3 6.7 47/24/29 31/79 62% 32.8% 14% 155 2015 154 3.51 3.34 1.6 8.1 5.1 47/19/34 25/73 63% 33.2% 12% 129 2016 200 3.07 3.68 1.6 7.4 4.6 48/21/31 28/76 64% 32.9% 11% 116
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