FACTS/FLUKES: Hamels, Chris Johnson, Henderson, LaRoche, Gyorko

Should we worry about Hamels? … The past three seasons from Cole Hamels (LHP, PHI) were enough to propel him into the short list of the game’s top starting pitchers come draft day. But one win through eight starts, owners have not received a very strong return on investment:

Year    IP   ERA  xERA  Ctl  Dom  Cmd  hr/9  H%/S%    G/L/F   hr/f  BPV
====   ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ===  ====  =====  ========  ====  ===
2009   194  4.32  3.76  2.0  7.8  3.9   1.1  32/69  40/21/39   11%  105
2010   209  3.06  3.29  2.6  9.1  3.5   1.1  30/80  45/17/38   12%  116
2011   216  2.79  3.02  1.8  8.1  4.4   0.8  27/75  52/15/33   10%  126
2012   215  3.05  3.32  2.2  9.0  4.2   1.0  30/78  43/22/35   12%  125
2013    52  4.18  4.13  3.8  7.5  2.0...

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