Zach Eflin (SP, PHI) - Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups

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ANALYSIS: While not at his best against the Cardinals on May 19, Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Zach Eflin was in line for the win before a premature rain-delay call by the umpires saw him lifted after just 4 ⅔ innings. He had yielded two runs and was certainly duller than his first two outings, but the important piece is that his velocity remains in the mid-90s.

What is somewhat interesting is that he had 2 MPH more on his curve with less drop, but we can chalk that variance up to life for now. He still barely features it, but Baseball Savant has not registered a single ball in play off of the 15-20 he has thrown in his first three starts thus far.

Do not go in with a heavy hand here, but Philadelphia is playing well and we remain intrigued as long as the fastball averages around 95 MPH. A start against the struggling Blue Jays on May 25 will follow for Eflin and he is a good pitcher to stream.