Birdsong was 3-0 with a 2.97 ERA, 1.220 WHIP, 11.3 strikeouts per nine, a .204 opponents’ average and a 15 percent swinging-strike rate in his first six big league starts.
Sometimes a change of scenery is all that’s needed to get a little perspective, or to clear your head.
That was before being traded to the Guardians, opening the door for Birdsong to rejoin San Francisco’s rotation and get plenty of opportunity down the stretch. This all tracks with what he did over 169 ²/₃ innings in the minors — where he owned a 3.02 ERA, 1.196 WHIP and struck out 13.1 per nine. This is a young pitcher, rostered in fewer than 10 percent of ESPN leagues, who should be on fantasy managers’ radar as a potential hidden gem this late in the year.Zach Eflin was drafted as a top-25 starter this season after finishing sixth in Cy Young voting in 2023 — when he was 16-8 with a 3.50 ERA, 9.4 strikeouts per nine and 1.2 walks per nine.
He was 3-3 with a 3.11 ERA and .236 opponents’ average over his past 11 starts before taking the mound Friday for the Cardinals, his new team.
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