"Let's remember where the Blue Jays were when Lauer made his first start on May 17. They were two game under .500. Max Scherzer had only thrown three innings and wasn't set to rejoin the rotation for at least another month. And Bowden Francis was floundering as the number five starter. But at Rogers Centre, in that game against the Detroit Tigers, Lauer pitched three innings of three hit ball and allowed one run in an eventual 2-1 walk-off win for the Blue Jays."
"After another start, he was sent back to the bullpen where he was incredibly effective over three multi-inning outings, allowing no runs in 9.2 innings pitched with eight strikeouts. His next time out, he got the start and went five innings, allowing two earned runs in a 5-2 win in St. Louis against the Cardinals. That started a string of success as a starting pitcher for Lauer."
"He earned the win on June 29 against Boston at Fenway Park. He picked up wins over the Giants, and the Tigers and the Rangers. He racked up 59 strikeouts, pitched to a 2.97 ERA and gave the Blue Jays some much needed stability to take the pressure off of the top three in the rotation of Kevin Gausman, Chris Bassitt and José Berrios"
The Blue Jays had four arbitration-eligible players with a December 8 deadline to accept contracts or face hearings. Daulton Varsho, Ernie Clement and Tyler Heineman each settled for $10.75 million, $4.6 million and $1.2 million respectively, all above projections. Eric Lauer declined an offer and will go to arbitration. Lauer's season featured a May 17 start, effective multi-inning relief appearances and a string of successful starts. In 11 starts he went 6-1 while the team went 9-2, pitching 57.2 innings with 59 strikeouts and a 2.97 ERA, stabilizing the rotation.
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