FACTS/FLUKES: Flaherty, McMahon, Crawford, Molina, Gomber

Trouble lurking beneath the surface for Flaherty … Fantasy managers were disappointed with the 4.91 ERA they got from Jack Flaherty (RHP, STL) in 2020, but underlying metrics pointed to a likely rebound, prompting a 2021 ADP of 33. Things have gone much better in 2021, as he has posted a 2.84 ERA in 57 IP. How are his skills?

Year   IP   ERA/xERA  BB%   K%  K-BB  Ball%  SwK  GB/LD/FB  H%/S%  HR/F
====  ===  =========  ===  ===  ====  ===== ====  ========  =====  ====
2017* 170  3.12/3.58   7%  21%   14%   36%   14%  48/22/30  30/78   21%
2018  151  3.34/3.44  10%  30%   20%   37%   14%  42/21/37  27/76   15%
2019  196  2.75/3.59   7%  30%   23%   36%   14%  40/22/38  25/79   14%
2020   40  4.91/3.53   9%  29%   20%   37%   15% ...

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