Jack Flaherty's 2020 Struggles Not Entirely His Fault
4 years agoSt. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher 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
Source: MLB.com - Zachary Silver