NL FACTS/FLUKES: Collmenter, Zimmerman, Uggla, Castro, Ludwick

Stars, skills align for Collmenter  ... Josh Collmenter (RHP, ARI) got his chance as Arizona's fifth starter early last year and ran with the opportunity, posting a sub-3.00 ERA and a WHIP below 1.00 in the first half. He wasn't as good from July on, but kept the job.  But can he really be a sub-4.00 ERA pitcher again?

Year    IP  ERA   xERA  WHIP   H%   S%   G/L/F    Ctl  Dom  Cmd  hr/9  hr/f 
====   ===  ====  ====  ====  ===  ===  ========  ===  ===  ===  ====  ====
2010*  137  4.06  ---   1.38   31   72    -----   3.0  6.2  2.0   0.8   --
2011   154  3.38  3.99  1.07   26   72  33/20/47  1.6  5.8  3.6   1.0    8% 

Collmenter's surprising debut is owed to a combination of improved skill and good luck:

  • He was very stingy with...

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