FACTS/FLUKES: J. Urías, McNeil, D. Smith, McCutchen, A. Sanchez

Urías is off to a terrific start … Julio Urías (LHP, LA) provided mixed results in his return to the starting rotation during the abbreviated 2020 season, but he boasts a sparkling 2.87 ERA, 0.90 WHIP, and 42 K/6 BB through 38 IP. Is 2021 the year that he delivers on that top prospect pedigree?

Year    IP   ERA/xERA   BB%/K%  Ball%  SwK  H%/S%  GB/LD/FB  HR/F  HH%  Chase%  
====   ===  =========  =======  =====  ===  =====  ========  ====  ===  ====== 
2016*  122  2.69/3.24   8%/26%   37%   11%  33/80  44/27/30    8%  30%    28%
2017*   55  3.91/2.97  12%/17%   38%    9%  27/69  40/28/32    4%  24%    27%
2018     4  0.00/1.23   0%/54%   26%   22%  19/0   50/17/33    0%  17%    36%
2019    80  2.49/4.14   8%/26%   36%   14%  27/81 ...

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