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<\/p>\nInjuries devastated the Los Angeles Dodgers’ pitching staff in 2024, forcing them to\u00a0get aggressive at the deadline<\/a>. They capitalized on the Yankees’ reluctance and completed a move to acquire Flaherty. The right-handed starting pitcher staggered for much of the postseason, recording a 7.36 ERA in five games, but he allowed skipper Dave Roberts to stretch out his bullpen a bit more.<\/p>\n In a hotly-contested five-game Fall Classic, a burnt-out reliever group could have conceivably made the difference. The 22 innings of work Flaherty gave LA in October helped position the club for its title run. There are more obvious causes for New York’s unsuccessful World Series pursuit, including Aaron Judge’s continued big-game slumps, managerial mistakes and inexplicable defensive lapses, but passing on Flaherty might have created an unfortunate ripple effect.<\/p>\n Well, Yankees fans can take some solace in knowing that the organization did not merely dismiss the idea of striking a deal with the Tigers. General manager Brian Cashman was willing to\u00a0accept the medical risks for the right price<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThey were still trying to trade for me as {the deadline} was going on,\u201d Jack Flaherty told the \u201cFoul Territory\u201d podcast. \u201cThey had still been trying to make just a different trade. Like, \u2018we don’t love the medicals, but we’re still trying to make a trade.’ I was like \u2018okay, whatever. I’m in LA now.’ And then ending up against them in the World Series was kind of a full circle thing.\u201d<\/p>\nYankees were still trying to work something out for Flaherty<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Injuries devastated the Los Angeles Dodgers’ pitching staff in 2024, forcing them to\u00a0get aggressive at the deadline<\/a>. They capitalized on the Yankees’ reluctance and completed a move to acquire Flaherty. The right-handed starting pitcher staggered for much of the postseason, recording a 7.36 ERA in five games, but he allowed skipper Dave Roberts to stretch out his bullpen a bit more.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n