NL FACTS/FLUKES: Collmenter, Zimmerman, Uggla, Castro, Ludwick
Mar 24 2012
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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