FACTS/FLUKES: Price, Brantley, Desmond, Tillman, Rollins

Boston pays the Price for an ace…After finishing in the basement for two years, the Red Sox decided to acquire an ace. Enter David Price (LHP, BOS), whose 7-year, $217 million contract certainly qualifies him for elite status. Does Price have what it takes to lead Boston back to the top of the AL East?

Year   IP   ERA  xERA  S%  Ctl   Dom   Cmd  FpK  SwK   G/L/F    hr/f  BPV
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2011  224  3.49  3.32  72  2.5   8.7   3.5  60%   9%  44/19/37   10%  111
2012  211  2.56  3.10  80  2.5   8.7   3.5  63%   9%  53/20/27   11%  120
2013  187  3.33  3.34  72  1.3   7.3   5.6  68%   8%  45/22/33    9%  119
2014  248  3.26  3.00  73  1.4   9.8   7.1  70%  11%  41/21/38   10% ...

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