FACTS/FLUKES: Junis, Simmons, Fulmer, Peacock

Tiny steps forward for Junis... Jakob Junis (RHP, KC) seemed to be taking a step forward with an ERA below 4.00 through the end of May. But it's been a up and (mostly) down season since then. If we look deeper, is there skills development happening?

Year   IP   ERA  xERA  Ctl   Dom  Cmd  FpK  SwK    G/L/F    hr/f  HR/9  BPV
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ====  ===  ===  ===  ========  ====   ===   ===  
2016^ 149  5.37  5.22  2.2   6.9  3.2  N/A  N/A    N/A      N/A   N/A    68
2017   98  4.30  4.55  2.3   7.3  3.2  62%   9%  40/20/40   12%   1.4    88
2018  147  4.53  4.10  2.4   8.5  3.5  63%  10%  42/21/38   16%   1.7   107
^MLEs
*inc. MLEs

There's progress here, but you have to squint:

• There's an upward trend in Dom. But even with the...

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