FACTS/FLUKES: McDonald, Harang, Saunders, Lowrie, Ramos

Has McDonald reached his ceiling?  ... At times last year, James McDonald (RHP, PIT) pitched like a budding ace—the kind of arm that led him to be considered a solid prospect in the Dodgers organization.  But he also saw the wheels come off all too often. Two-thirds of his nine losses were PQS-0 outings.  At 27, he should be in his prime. Has he reached a plateau, or can he take a step up?

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     ...

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