Report: Orioles acquire P Flaherty from Cardinals
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The St. Louis Cardinals are dealing starting pitcher Jack Flaherty to the Baltimore Orioles, according to multiple reports.
The Cardinals will receive infielder Cesar Prieto and left-hander Drew Rom from the Orioles, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan.
The 27-year-old right-hander is 7-6 with a 4.43 ERA in 20 starts for the Cardinals this season.
Once thought to be one of the rising stars on the mound following a 2019 season that saw him record a 2.75 ERA in 196.1 innings and a league-best 0.98 WHIP, Flaherty has struggled with shoulder injuries the previous two seasons, limiting him to just 23 starts. He is scheduled to become a free agent after the season and has spent his entire seven-year career in St. Louis.
A native of Burbank, Calif., Flaherty made his big league debut as a 21-year-old in September of 2017 in a game against the San Francisco Giants.