FACTS/FLUKES: Flaherty, Lucchesi, Schwarber, McMahon, Hedges

Can Flaherty still live up to the hype?... After recording a 3.34 ERA and 182 strikeouts in 151 innings in 2018, big things were expected from Jack Flaherty (RHP, STL) in 2019. He has been a bit of a disappointment for his owners, as his ERA has risen nearly a full run to 4.24, and his K% has slipped from 30% to 27%. Do the skills point to better days ahead for the young right-hander?

Year   IP   ERA  xERA  Ctl   Dom  Cmd  FpK/SwK   Vel    G/L/F   H%/S%  hr/f  BPV  
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2017* 170  3.05  3.40  2.3   7.6  3.3  63%/14%  93.2  48/22/30  30/78   21%   94
2018* 184  3.17  2.83  3.2  10.6  3.3  57%/14%  92.7  42/21/37  27/76   15%  115
2019   81  4.24  3.87  2.9  ...

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