Flaherty, 28, made 20 starts with the St. Louis
Cardinals last season before being dealt to the Baltimore
Orioles, who moved him into the bullpen for the playoffs. He
finished the regular season 8-9 with a 4.99 ERA in 29 games (27
starts), striking out 148 in 144 1/3 innings.
A first-round pick by the Cardinals in 2014, he spent the first
six-plus seasons of his career with St. Louis, compiling a 41-31
mark with a 3.58 ERA in 122 games (118 starts).
Flaherty enjoyed a breakout campaign in 2019, going 11-8 with a
2.75 ERA in 33 starts and finishing fourth in National League Cy
Young Award voting. But he has been unable to recapture that
form, going 23-15 with a 4.42 ERA in the last four seasons
combined.
Flaherty is 42-34 with a 3.75 ERA in 131 career games (125
starts), striking out 748 in 667 2/3 innings.
The Tigers, who signed right-hander Kenta Maeda this offseason,
are hoping the seven-year veteran can help the organization have
a winning season for the first time since 2016.
--Field Level Media
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