FACTS/ FLUKES: Samardzija, Ethier, Duda, W. Rodriguez, B. Crawford

Can Samardizija maintain 2H form ... After making just a few spot starts for the Cubs in previous years, Jeff Samardzija (RHP, CHC) became a rotation mainstay last season. And he thrived in the second half with a 2.58 ERA, fanning almost 10 batters a game. But will he continue to be the Cubs' ace?

Period    IP  ERA   xERA  H%  S%  Ctl  Dom  Cmd  hr/9    G/L/F    BPV
======   ===  ====  ====  ==  ==  ===  ===  ===  ====  ========   ===    
2009      35  7.53  5.35  34  59  3.9  5.5  1.4   1.8  41/18/40    12
2010      19  8.38  8.63  27  62  9.3  4.2  0.5   1.9  30/17/52  -168
2011      88  2.97  3.99  27  78  5.1  8.9  1.7   0.5  41/18/41    41
2012     175  3.81  3.45  30  74  2.9  9.3  3.2   1.0  45/22/33  ...

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