FACTS/FLUKES: Verlander, Bogaerts, Severino, Lowrie, Polanco

Walks plague Verlander ... Justin Verlander (RHP, DET) showed flashes of his Cy Young-self down the stretch in 2016 (2.02 ERA, 139 K in 116 innings), but owners drafting for continued success have been disappointed. Through 10 starts, Verlander sits at a 4.87 ERA and 1.41 WHIP. What's up?

Year  IP   ERA   xERA  Ctl   Dom  Cmd  FB%  H%/S%  hr/f  FpK  Ball%  SwK   Vel  BPV
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2014  206  4.54  4.27  2.8   6.9  2.4  41%  33/68    7%  62%   36%    9%  92.3   66
2015  133  3.38  4.04  2.2   7.6  3.5  46%  28/72    7%  64%   35%   10%  92.8   92     
2016  227  3.04  3.63  2.3  10.0  4.5  48%  27/76   11%  64%   33%   13%  93.5  132
2017   61  4.87  4.94  4.3  ...

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