FACTS/FLUKES: Zimmermann, F. Pena, Owings, E. Nunez, Cessa

Zimmermann's skills rebound... After consecutive sub-3.0 command seasons in 2016-2017, Jordan Zimmermann (RHP, DET) bounced back to his customary 4.0+ level in 2018, but still ended up with a 4.52 ERA. What should we expect from him in 2019?  

Year   IP   ERA  xERA  Ctl  Dom  Cmd  FpK  SwK   Vel  hr/9  GB%  Hard%  BPV
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ===  ===  ===  ====  ====  ===  =====  ===
2014  200  2.66  3.22  1.3  8.2  6.3  71%  10%  93.8   0.6  40%   30%   130
2015  202  3.66  3.82  1.7  7.3  4.2  67%   8%  93.0   1.1  42%   30%   105
2016  105  4.87  4.87  2.2  5.6  2.5  65%   8%  91.8   1.2  43%   27%    63
2017  160  6.08  5.50  2.5  5.8  2.3  67%   8%  92.2   1.6  33%   40%    48
2018  131  4.52  4.48  1.8  7.6  4.3  65%  ...

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