FACTS/FLUKES: Beachy, Buck, Murphy, Hanrahan, Bartlett

Can Beachy maintain rookie form?  ... Brandon Beachy (RHP, ATL) was more than just the latest talented young pitcher to surface in Atlanta over the past two decades. He became the rock in an otherwise fragile Braves starting rotation. But as with any rookie sensation, we're left to wonder if he can improve, sustain—or will he a step back?

Year       IP   ERA  xERA  H%  S%  Ctl   Dom  Cmd  hr/9   FB%  hr/f  BPV
=====     ===  ====  ====  ==  ==  ===  ====  ===  ====   ===  ====  ===     
2010*     119  2.10  ----  33  83  2.2   9.8  4.5   0.4   ---        150 
2010+      15  3.00  4.32  37  78  4.2   9.0  2.1   0.0    36    0%   63
2011      142  3.68  3.18  32  73  2.9  10.7  3.7   1.0    45   10% ...

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