Featured Columnist IVJuly 31, 2024
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The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired beginning pitcher Jack Flaherty on Tuesday forward of the MLB commerce deadline, sending a pair of prized prospects in Thayron Liranzo and Trey Sweeney to the Detroit Tigers.
Flaherty almost ended up on the opposite aspect of the nation, nonetheless.
In keeping with Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the New York Yankees had a “preliminary” deal in place to amass Flaherty however backed out “after reviewing the right-hander’s medical data.”
The star pitcher has had decrease again points this season that required two injections in three weeks in July and price him a begin.
He is been fairly good in his three begins since, nonetheless, with a 1.53 ERA in 17.2 innings, 18 strikeouts and a pair of wins.
He is actually within the dialog for AL Cy Younger this season, posting a 7-5 file with a 2.95 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and 133 strikeouts throughout 106.2 innings. The Dodgers had been very happy to tug the set off on the deal.
“I am unable to touch upon medical stuff with trades,” Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris informed reporters after the commerce with Los Angeles. “You would need to ask the opposite groups. Jack is wholesome. If we did not commerce him, he was going to start out for us on Thursday.”
The Yankees finally did not tackle the beginning rotation, as an alternative opting to make strikes for Jazz Chisholm Jr. and a pair of bullpen choices in Mark Leiter Jr. and Enyel De Los Santos.
Chisholm particularly has been implausible to this point, but when Flaherty is lights out the remainder of the yr and helps the Dodgers win the World Collection, there could also be a collective groan emanating from the Large Apple.
