FACTS/FLUKES: Chapman, Vogelsong, J. Williams, Desmond, Werth

Chapman truly a dominant force ... Coming off another stellar season, Aroldis Chapman (LHP, CIN) was the top closer off the board in most drafts this year, and for good reason. Can he continue at this level?

Year  Sv  IP   ERA  xERA  Ctl   Dom  Cmd  FpK  SwK    G/L/F   H%  S%  hr/f  BPV
====  ==  ==  ====  ====  ===  ====  ===  ===  ===  ========  ==  ==  ====  ===
2011   1  50  3.60  3.17  7.4  12.8  1.7  53%  14%  53/16/31  24  71    7%   62
2012  38  72  1.51  2.12  2.9  15.3  5.3  53%  18%  37/20/43  28  85    7%  213  
2013  38  64  2.54  2.30  4.1  15.8  3.9  59%  17%  34/24/42  31  81   15%  186
2014  36  54  2.00  1.52  4.0  17.7  4.4  58%  21%  43/22/35  30  75    4%  231

Chapman's skills are clearly elite, and he's showing no...

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