FACT/FLUKES: Tanaka, Lowrie, Milone, C. Young, Karns

How long can Tanaka last? ... Few pitchers have been as polarizing as Masahiro Tanaka (RHP, NYY) this draft season, as the Yankees' $155 million dollar investment plans to play through the UCL tear that sidelined him for most of 2014's second half. What type of returns can we expect?  

Year    IP   ERA  xERA  H%  S%  Ctl   Dom  Cmd  Swk   G/L/F    hr/f  BPV
====   ===  ====  ====  ==  ==  ===   ===  ===  ===  ========  ====  ===
2010*  155  3.10  4.34  32  80  2.3   6.6  2.8                        72
2011*  226  1.58  2.21  29  87  1.3   9.1  6.8                       192
2012*  173  2.33  2.97  34  80  1.2   8.3  6.8                       185
2013*  199  1.52  2.41  29  88  1.7   7.4  4.4                       132
2014   136  2.77 ...

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