FACTS/FLUKES: Lester, Hellickson, Polanco, Wong, Pina

Low ERA a mirage for Lester ... Jon Lester (LHP, CHC) suffered through a rough 2017 season, when his ERA rose to 4.33, nearly two full runs above his mark from the previous season. Now sporting a 2.71 ERA through 11 starts in 2018, is Lester back to being a borderline ace?

Year   IP   ERA  xERA  Ctl  Dom  Cmd  FpK  SwK   Vel    G/L/F   H%  S%  hr/f  BPV
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ===  ===  ===  ====  ========  ==  ==  ====  ===
2014  220  2.46  3.19  2.0  9.0  4.6  61%  10%  91.8  42/21/37  31  81    7%  129
2015  205  3.34  3.13  2.1  9.1  4.4  61%  11%  92.0  49/22/29  31  72   10%  135
2016  203  2.44  3.42  2.3  8.7  3.8  63%  11%  92.1  47/20/33  26  82   12%  120
2017  181  4.33  3.96  3.0  9.0  3.0  58%  11%  91.1 ...

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