Zach Eflin (SP, PHI) - Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues

OWNED IN: 15% of leagues

ANALYSIS: Zach Eflin has been intermittently useful for fantasy purposes over the past couple of seasons, but he's never flashed this kind of strikeout ability before. After tossing seven strong innings in a win over the Braves on Saturday, the 26-year-old now has 37 punchouts in 26.1 innings of work. While his ratios (4.10 ERA, 1.29 WHIP) aren't overly impressive, a 2.72 FIP and 3.17 SIERA suggest they stand to improve.

At the heart of Eflin's improved performance is the development of his curve ball. Whereas in previous years it was a largely ineffective "show me" pitch, it's been his best offering in 2020 on a per-pitch basis, and consequently he's throwing it twice as often.

The community has been slow to take note of Eflin's step forward, so he's available for free in over 80% of Yahoo leagues.