FACTS/FLUKES: Kershaw, Holland, Wainwright, Kendrick, Avila

Health the only concern for Kershaw ... We've become used to Clayton Kershaw (LHP, LA) being in a class by himself, but this season, he was part of the "Big Four" in drafts. Was the slight downgrade justified, and what are his prospects for 2018?

Year   IP   ERA  xERA  Ctl   Dom   Cmd  FpK  SwK    G/L/F   H%  S%  hr/f  BPV
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ========  ==  ==  ====  ===
2013  236  1.83  2.93  2.0   8.8   4.5  65%  12%  46/23/31  26  82    6%  130
2014  198  1.77  2.27  1.4  10.8   7.7  69%  15%  52/19/29  29  81    7%  187
2015  233  2.13  2.31  1.6  11.6   7.2  68%  16%  50/22/28  29  79   10%  194
2016  149  1.69  2.43  0.7  10.4  15.6  70%  16%  49/20/30  26  80    8%  196
2017  175  2.31  2.98  1.5 ...

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