FACTS/FLUKES: McDonald, Casilla, Heisey, Miley, Cozart
Jun 27 2012
McDonald finding his groove ... Big things were seen in James McDonald's (RHP, PIT) future when he was a prospect in the Dodgers' farm system. But it is only now, at age 27 and in his third year with the Pirates, that he's finally delivering on the expectations with a 2.19 ERA and 0.95 WHIP through his first 14 starts.
Period IP ERA xERA S% Ctl Dom Cmd G/L/F hr/9 hr/f DOM/DIS ====== === ==== ==== == === === === ======== ==== ==== ======= 2009* 93 3.78 4.02 75 4.7 8.7 1.9 ----- 0.8 8% ---- 2010 72 4.02 4.40 71 3.6 8.5 2.3 30/23/46 0.5 4% 42%/17% 2011 171 4.21 4.33 76 4.0 7.4 1.9 39/19/42 1.4 12% ...
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