Jack Flaherty's 2020 Struggles Not Entirely His Fault
Jack Flaherty, who won his salary arbitration case last week against the team, was the unfortunate victim of bad timing in 2020. The right-hander made just one start before the team's COVID-19 outbreak, and his next turn in the rotation came 26 days after his Opening Day start. Flaherty was also put on a strict innings limit upon his return, and he threw just 105 pitches in his first two outings. If we were to remove his three-inning start in September in which he gave up nine runs, the 25-year-old would've had a 3.13 ERA instead of a 4.91 ERA for the 2020 season. After all, his swinging-strike rate, K/9 and ground-ball percentage all improved last year. Flaherty remains a low-end fantasy ace with plenty of upside and could even come at a slight discount.
Source: MLB.com - Zachary Silver
St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Source: MLB.com - Zachary Silver

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