FACTS/FLUKES: Samardzija, I. Davis, Pence, Headley, Ryu

The pieces fit for Samardzija …To those familiar with Jeff Samardzija’s (RHP, CHC) 2H splits from 2012, the idea of the Cubs right-hander taking a step up in 2013 was not that far-fetched. But here we are almost in mid-June, and Samardzija’s success has been a surprise to many:

Period    IP  ERA   xERA  H%  S%  Ctl   Dom  Cmd  hr/9    G/L/F    BPV
======   ===  ====  ====  ==  ==  ===  ====  ===  ====  ========   ===
2009      35  7.53  5.35  34  59  3.9   5.5  1.4   1.8  41/18/40    12
2010      19  8.38  8.63  27  62  9.3   4.2  0.5   1.9  30/17/52  -168
2011      88  2.97  3.99  27  78  5.1   8.9  1.7   0.5  41/18/41    41
2012     175  3.81  3.45  30  74  2.9   9.3  3.2   1.0  45/22/33  ...

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