FACTS/FLUKES: Verlander, Cruz, Kinsler, Britton, Pomeranz

Vintage Verlander no more ... Two months into the 2014 season, the Justin Verlander (RHP, DET) we once knew has yet to make an appearance. He sports a 3.99 ERA and a 57/31 K/BB, and has looked more like a run-of-the-mill starter than a former Cy Young award winner. Is it time to hit the panic button?

Year    IP   ERA  xERA  Ctl   Dom  Cmd  SwK  H%  S%   G/L/F    hr/f  BPV
====   ===  ====  ====  ===  ====  ===  ===  ==  ==  ========  ====  ===
2010   224  3.37  3.55  2.8   8.8  3.1  10%  30  72  41/19/40   6%   100
2011   251  2.40  3.14  2.0   9.0  4.4  11%  25  79  40/18/42   9%   124 
2012   238  2.64  3.35  2.3   9.0  4.0  12%  29  78  42/22/36   8%   121
2013   218  3.46  3.75  3.1   8.9  2.9  11%  33  76  38/23/39   8%    94
2014...

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