FACTS/FLUKES: Darvish, Morse, Herrera, Callaspo, De Aza

Darvish on the brink of greatness... For as many people that were wowed by Yu Darvish (RHP, TEX) early on in spring training 2012, it was rather amazing to see folks jump off the bandwagon during what was at times a challenging transition year. His surface numbers don't show it, but Darvish finished the year on a high note, with considerable improvement in the 2H:

Year      IP   ERA  xERA   H%   S%   G/L/F    Ctl   Dom  Cmd  BPV
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2012     191  3.90  3.48  31%  70%  46/22/32  4.2  10.4  2.5   98  
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2012-1H   96  3.57  3.72  31%  76%  48/22/30  4.7  10.0  2.1   78
2012-2H   96  4.23  3.26  31%  64%  44/22/33 ...

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