FACTS/FLUKES: Verlander, Choo, Shields, Gose, Cook

Don’t bail on Verlander…That mass hysteria that hit Detroit last spring wasn’t due to woes in the auto industry; rather, it occurred when Justin Verlander (RHP, DET) posted a 6.41 ERA in five May starts. With reports of diminished velocity and off-season abdominal surgery, some are worried that Verlander may be about to go into a tail spin.

Year    IP   ERA  xERA  Ctl   Dom  Cmd  H%  S%    G/L/F   hr/9  hr/f  BPV
====   ===  ====  ====  ===  ====  ===  ==  ==  ========  ====  ====  ===
2009   240  3.45  3.33  2.4  10.1  4.3  33  73  35/21/42   0.8    7%  132
2010   224  3.37  3.55  2.8   8.8  3.1  30  72  41/19/40   0.6    6%  100
2011   251  2.40  3.14  2.0   9.0  4.4  25  79  40/18/42   0.9    9%  124 
2012   238  2.64  3.35  2.3  ...

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