FACTS/FLUKES: Sale, Segura, Springer, Gibson, Kim

New Sale still effective…In a December move that ranked as the baseball equivalent of the Big Bang, Chris Sale (LHP, BOS) headed to the Red Sox for four top prospects. While Sale’s presence helps makes Boston a trendy World Series pick, a drop in velocity and Dominance in 2016 generated some concerns. Will Sale remain a top AL starter after the change of Sox?

Year   IP   ERA  xERA  Ctl  Dom  Cmd   G/L/F    FpK  SwK  hr/f   Vel  BPV
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ===  ========  ===  ===  ====  ====  ===
2012  192  3.05  3.27  2.4  9.0  3.8  45/23/32   57   11   12%  91.6  120
2013  214  3.07  2.94  1.9  9.5  4.9  47/21/32   63   11   13%  93.1  144
2014  174  2.17  2.81  2.0 10.8  5.3  41/18/41   67   14    8%  93.8  158
2015  209 ...

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