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97.2 Average speed (m.p.h.) of Ken Giles' fastball last season, according to fangraphs.com. It is the fastest speed for a Phillies pitcher since the website started charting velocity in 2007.

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97.2

Average speed (m.p.h.) of Ken Giles' fastball last season, according to fangraphs.com. It is the fastest speed for a Phillies pitcher since the website started charting velocity in 2007.

39.2

Percentage of Ken Giles' pitches last season that were sliders, according to fangraphs.com. Giles said the pitch is "nasty."

68

Strikeouts Giles is projected to throw this season, according to Baseball Prospectus. That would be four more than he threw last season.

13

Giles' age when the Phillies acquired Billy Wagner, the team's last pitcher to regularly hit 100 m.p.h.

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