FACTS/FLUKES: Latos, Montero, Jay, Feldman, Belt
Feb 12 2013
Latos elite no matter the ballpark …Mat Latos (RHP, CIN) could have been the poster-boy for park effects. With two stellar seasons in pitcher-friendly San Diego, Latos was traded to homeriffic Cincinnati before the 2012 season. But as we sometimes forget, elite skills don’t care about a park’s dimensions.
Year IP ERA xERA WHIP G/L/F Ctl Dom Cmd hr/9 hr/f BPV ==== === ==== ==== ==== ======== === === === ==== ==== === 2010 185 2.92 3.39 1.08 45/15/40 2.4 9.2 3.8 0.8 8% 123 2011 194 3.47 3.48 1.18 43/16/41 2.9 8.6 3.0 0.7 7% 98 2012 209 3.48 3.75 1.16 46/18/36 2.8 8.0 2.9 1.1 12% 93
The consistency of Latos’ three-year run puts him at the edge of the NL’s upper...
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