Zach Eflin (SP, PHI) - Week 1 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues

OWNED IN: 23% of leagues

ANALYSIS: After a handful of lousy starts in 2016 and 2017, Zach Eflin rode increased fastball velocity last year to an excellent first half wherein he produced tidy ratios (3.15 ERA, 1.08 WHIP) along with close to a strikeout per inning and nearly five strikeouts for every walk issued.

Like most of his teammates, the 24-year-old faded badly down the stretch (5.43 second half ERA), which depressed his numbers enough to leave him currently unowned in over three-quarters of Yahoo leagues right now. He'll have a better team behind him in 2019, both defensively and offensively, and fatigue should be less of an issue as he won't be asked to shoulder another large increase in his innings. Teammate Nick Pivetta got enough love from the fantasy community to be dubbed "America's Sleeper," but owners shouldn't overlook Eflin's profit potential.