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TB Zach Eflin
Tampa Bay Rays
Pitcher
2024 Projected Value: $18
2024 Actual Value: $4 Difference: $-14
Based on 10-team AL-only league

Player Stats      Daily Log
Year W L Sv Hold IP H BB SO ER ERA WHIP Rate
2024 proj 12 9 0 0 171.0 158 24 175 72 3.79 1.064 49.1
2024 2 4 0 0 48.0 50 4 39 20 3.75 1.125 47.8
2023 16 8 0 0 177.7 157 24 186 69 3.50 1.019 75.1
2022 2 5 1 2 75.7 70 15 65 34 4.04 1.123 15.0
2021 4 7 0 0 105.7 116 16 99 49 4.17 1.249 18.9
2020 4 2 0 0 59.0 60 15 70 26 3.97 1.271 42.6
2019 10 13 0 0 163.3 172 48 129 75 4.13 1.347 29.0
2018 11 8 0 0 128.0 130 37 123 62 4.36 1.305 25.9
2017 1 5 0 0 64.3 79 12 35 44 6.16 1.415 -17.8
2016 3 5 0 0 63.3 67 17 31 39 5.54 1.326 -6.5

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5/08/24 Eflin allows 1 run in 7 innings as Rays beat White Sox 5-1 for 5th consecutive win. Zach Eflin allowed one run and six hits in seven innings as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Chicago White Sox 5-1 for their fifth consecutive win. Eflin lost the shutout when Paul DeJong homered with two outs in the seventh. The right-hander worked out of a bases-loaded, two-out jam in the fifth by getting a flyball from Gavin Sheets on a 3-0 pitch. Eflin also retired Sheets on a grounder with two on and two outs in the seventh. Randy Arozarena and Isaac Paredes homered for the Rays. The AL-worst White Sox have dropped the first two games of the series to fall 20 games under .500, equaling a season high.
Source: https://www.chron.com/sports/article/eflin-allows-...
5/07/24 Eflin allows 1 run in 7 innings as Rays beat White Sox 5-1 for 5th consecutive win. Zach Eflin allowed one run and six hits in seven innings as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Chicago White Sox 5-1 for their fifth consecutive win. Eflin lost the shutout when Paul DeJong homered with two outs in the seventh. The right-hander worked out of a bases-loaded, two-out jam in the fifth by getting a flyball from Gavin Sheets on a 3-0 pitch. Eflin also retired Sheets on a grounder with two on and two outs in the seventh. Randy Arozarena and Isaac Paredes homered for the Rays. The AL-worst White Sox have dropped the first two games of the series to fall 20 games under .500, equaling a season high.
Source: https://www.chron.com/sports/article/eflin-allows-...
5/06/24 Tampa Bay Rays vs. Chicago White Sox odds, tips and betting trends. On Tuesday, a series opener is on the schedule, with the Tampa Bay Rays (17-18) hosting the Chicago White Sox (8-26) at 6:50 PM ET. The White Sox are an away underdog (+203) at the Rays (-250). The Rays will start Zach Eflin (1-4) against the White Sox and Mike Soroka (0-3). Erasmo Ramirez got the win after throwing 2/3 of an inning without giving up a hit or an earned run.
Source: https://sportsbookwire.usatoday.com/article/tampa-...
4/30/24 Tampa Bay Rays vs. Milwaukee Brewers odds, tips and betting trends. The Milwaukee Brewers (17-11) will host the Tampa Bay Rays (14-16), Wednesday at 1:10 PM ET, with the Brewers on a three-game losing streak. The Rays are favored (-119 on the moneyline to win) when they square off against the Brewers (+100). The Tampa Bay Rays will give the start to Zach Eflin (1-3, 4.08 ERA), who is looking for win No. 2 on the season, and the Brewers will counter with Colin Rea (2-0, 3.25 ERA).
Source: https://sportsbookwire.usatoday.com/article/tampa-...
4/26/24 Rays fall flat against MLB-worst White Sox. CHICAGO — Once the afternoon rain stopped, Friday’s game on the South Side of Chicago seemed like the fitting place for the Rays, who have sputtered through the first month of the season, to start getting right. They came in with the momentum of Wednesday’s win over the Tigers, and the rest from Thursday’s day off. They had their No. 1 starter, Zach Eflin, on the mound. They were playing ...
Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/rays-fall-flat-against-ml...
4/26/24 White Sox look to end slide in matchup with the Rays. Tampa Bay Rays (13-13, fourth in the AL East) vs. Chicago White Sox (3-22, fifth in the AL Central) Chicago; Friday, 7:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Zach Eflin (1-2, 3.68 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 26 strikeouts); White Sox: Chris Flexen (0-3, 6.41 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 11 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Rays -233, White Sox +190; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox come into a matchup against the Tampa Bay Rays as losers of seven games in a row. Chicago is 3-22 overall and 2-9 in home games. The White Sox are 1-5 in games when they scored five or more runs. Tampa Bay has a 13-13 record overall and a 5-4 record on the road. The Rays are 7-4 in games when they out-hit their opponents.
Source: https://www.recorderonline.com/sports/national_spo...
4/25/24 Tampa Bay Rays vs. Chicago White Sox odds, tips and betting trends. On Friday, a series opener is on the schedule, with the Tampa Bay Rays (13-13) visiting the Chicago White Sox (3-21) at 7:40 PM ET. The White Sox are a heavy underdog at home (+205) versus the Rays (-250). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Tampa Bay Rays looking to Zach Eflin (1-2), and Chris Flexen (0-3) answering the bell for the Chicago White Sox. The Rays won their most recent contest versus the Tigers by a 7-5 score Friday, with Chris Devenski picking up the win pitching throwing one inning, giving up two earned runs on three hits while striking out one.
Source: https://sportsbookwire.usatoday.com/article/tampa-...
4/20/24 Rays Even Series With Extra Inning Win Over Yankees. The Tampa Bay Rays (12-10) defeated the New York Yankees (14-7) 2-0 in 10 innings on Saturday afternoon in the Bronx. Zach Eflin was brilliant for the Rays, pitching six shutout innings in which he struck out six and walked none. The bullpen combined for four scoreless innings - Jason Adam (1-0, 1.80) worked a scoreless ninth to get the win. Garrett Cleavinger (1-0, 2.79) earned his first save of the season with a perfect bottom of the tenth inning.
Source: https://969thegame.iheart.com/content/2024-04-20-r...
4/09/24 Rays Fall Flat Against Angles in First of Three-game Series - ESPN 98.1 FM. The Tampa Bay Rays (5-6) struggled both offensively and defensively Monday night, falling 7-1 in the first of a three-game series against the Los Angeles Angels (6-4). After a quick three and out offensively for the Rays, Zach Eflin took the mound. It only took two pitches for Anthony Rendon, who was hitting .094 before the game, to get on base. After the Rays got an out, it was Mike Trout's turn in the batter's box.
Source: https://www.wruf.com/headlines/2024/04/09/rays-fal...
4/09/24 Tampa Bay's Poor Performance On Mound, Batter's Box Leads To Defeat - ESPN 98.1 FM. The Tamps Bay Rays struggled Monday night in falling 7-1 in the first game of a three-game series against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim. After a quick three and out for the Rays, Zach Eflin took the mound. It only took two pitches for Anthony Rendon, who was hitting .094 before the game, to get on base. After the Rays got an out, it was Mike Trout's turn in the batter's box.
Source: https://www.wruf.com/headlines/2024/04/09/tampa-ba...
4/08/24 Birthday boy Zach Eflin set to take mound tonight at Angels. ANAHEIM, Calif. — After winning back-to-back tense games against the Rockies and their first series of the young season, the Rays headed further west for a three-game matchup with the Angels. And they couldn’t feel much more confident than having top starter Zach Eflin on the mound for tonight’s series opener, and his 30th birthday, with first pitch at 9:38 p.m. EDT. “It feels good, certainly, ...
Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/zach-eflin-set-mound-toni...
4/07/24 Tampa Bay Rays vs. Los Angeles Angels odds, tips and betting trends. The Tampa Bay Rays (5-5) will visit the Los Angeles Angels (5-4), Monday at 9:38 PM ET, in the opener of a three-game series. The Angels (+120 underdog on the moneyline) take the field at home against the Rays (-142). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Tampa Bay Rays looking to Zach Eflin (1-1), and Tyler Anderson (1-0) getting the nod for the Los Angeles Angels. The Rays won their last contest versus the Rockies by a 3-2 score yesterday, with Ryan Pepiot picking up the win pitching throwing six innings without giving up an earned run on three hits, while striking out 11.
Source: https://sportsbookwire.usatoday.com/article/tampa-...
4/03/24 Zach Eflin, Isaac Paredes lead Rays over Rangers 5-2. Zach Eflin took a shutout into the seventh inning, Isaac Paredes hit a three-run homer in a four-run fifth and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Texas Rangers 5-2 on Tuesday night. Eflin (1-1) allowed three of his five hits and a lone run in the seventh, then was removed after Jonah Heim's one-out RBI single. Heim also had a two-out run-scoring single in the ninth off Pete Fairbanks, who retired Leody Tavares on a game-ending flyout near the left-field wall with two on.
Source: https://www.wtsp.com/article/sports/mlb/rays/rays-...
4/03/24 Zach Eflin, Isaac Paredes lead Ray over Rangers 5-2. Zach Eflin took a shutout into the seventh inning, Isaac Paredes hit a three-run homer in a four-run fifth and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Texas Rangers 5-2. Eflin allowed three of his five hits and lone run in the seventh and was pulled after Jonah Heim’s one-out RBI single. Heim had a two-out run-scoring single in the ninth off Pete Fairbanks, who retired Leody Tavares on a game-ending flyout. Tampa Bay has a home run and stolen base in each its first six games, matching Cleveland in 1998 as the only teams since 1901 to accomplish the feat.
Source: https://www.chron.com/sports/article/zach-eflin-is...
4/02/24 Zach Eflin, Isaac Paredes lead Ray over Rangers 5-2. Zach Eflin took a shutout into the seventh inning, Isaac Paredes hit a three-run homer in a four-run fifth and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Texas Rangers 5-2. Eflin allowed three of his five hits and lone run in the seventh and was pulled after Jonah Heim’s one-out RBI single. Heim had a two-out run-scoring single in the ninth off Pete Fairbanks, who retired Leody Tavares on a game-ending flyout. Tampa Bay has a home run and stolen base in each its first six games, matching Cleveland in 1998 as the only teams since 1901 to accomplish the feat.
Source: https://www.chron.com/sports/article/zach-eflin-is...
3/28/24 On this Rays team, at this moment, Zach Eflin has the look of an ace. ST. PETERSBURG — This is a day for aces. For Tom Seaver and Bob Gibson. For Randy Johnson and Roger Clemens. For Spencer Strider and Corbin Burnes. Opening day is for pitchers who throw hard, win big and ruin batting averages. So, tell me, is this a day for Zach Eflin? He’s been in the big leagues for eight years, and his record is a smidge below .500. His career ERA is over 4.00 and his next ...
Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/rays-team-moment-zach-efl...
3/27/24 Tampa Bay Rays begin 2024 season with hopes at making history. The narrative surrounding the 2024 Tampa Bay Rays suggests the squad will take a step back this year. The Rays will have plenty of new faces this year, which creates uncertainty, but the core group remains with the expectation that Tampa Bay will make its sixth-straight postseason. Zach Eflin will be the Opening Day starter with Aaron Civale, Zack Littell, Tyler Alexander and Ryan Pepiot taking the bump in that order the next four games.
Source: https://www.wtsp.com/article/sports/mlb/rays/tampa...
3/20/24 Rays name opening day starting pitcher. Rays name opening day starting pitcher March 20, 2024 - Pitcher Zach Eflin will serve as the Tampa Bay Rays' opening day starter in a March 28 home game against the Toronto Blue Jays. Eflin earned the honor after finishing with a 16-8 record in a career-high 31 starts in a 2023 season that saw the team's pitching rotation decimated by injuries. The Orlando native grew up rooting for the Rays and signed a three-year, $40 million contract with the club in the 2022 offseason. More Zaps Frontpage
Source: https://stpetecatalyst.com/zaps/rays-name-opening-...
3/19/24 Tampa Bay Rays Name Right-Hander as Opening Day Starter. Tampa Bay Rays Name Right-Hander as Opening Day Starter Heading into year two with the organization, Zach Eflin has earned the Opening Day start for the Tampa Bay Rays. They'll take on the Toronto Blue Jays on March 28. Author: Brady Farkas Mar 19, 2024 9:38 AM EDT In this story: Tampa Bay Rays Toronto Blue Jays The Tampa Bay Rays have named right-handed pitcher Zach Eflin as their starter for Opening Day on March 28. Per Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times on social media: Zach Eflin will be #Rays opening day starter vs. #BlueJays on 3/28 Eflin gets the Opening Day start for a few different reasons: 1) He had an excellent season in 2023. After signing a multi-year deal with the Rays last offseason,
Source: https://www.si.com/fannation/mlb/fastball/news/tam...
2/29/24 Why Zach Eflin feels so much more comfortable with Rays this year. Zach Eflin has ample reason to feel more comfortable with the Rays this spring. “It was a different spring training for me last year,” Eflin said. Eflin made his spring debut, and first tuneup for a likely opening day start, as one of the main team leaders. “Really appreciative of everything he did on the field, and just as much everything he did in the clubhouse,” manager Kevin Cash said.
Source: https://www.tampabay.com/sports/rays/2024/02/29/za...