At the deadline, the Yankees “backed out” of the trade agreement for the $14 million top pitcher.
In the trade market, the New York Yankees have created quite a stir. Jazz Chisholm Jr. was acquired by the organization on July 27 from the Miami Marlins. Enyel De Los Santos of the San Diego Padres and Mark Leiter Jr. of the Chicago Cubs completed the team’s trade deadline additions. But because of health issues, the Yankees “backed out of a preliminary trade agreement” to acquire Jack Flaherty from the Detroit Tigers.
Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic stated, “Jack Flaherty could have landed with the New York Yankees instead of the Los Angeles Dodgers.” “However, after examining the right-hander’s medical records, the Yankees pulled out of a preliminary trade agreement with the Detroit Tigers for Flaherty,” per people informed on the talks.
In exchange for shortstop Trey Sweeney and catcher/first baseman Thayron Liranzo, Flaherty was traded to the Dodgers. Rosenthal claims that it is unknown what the Yankees are offering for Flaherty.
Rosenthal noted, “Medical reviews in trade negotiations are subjective.” A player’s condition may be seen differently by various teams. A team may also decide to make a lower offer after lowering its estimation of the player’s value due to the perceived danger of signing him.
Yankees’ Fears About Flaherty’s Injuries
According to Rosenthal, Flaherty’s lower back problem caused him to miss a start at the beginning of July and require two injections over the course of three weeks.
But in his three outings since coming back, he has a 1.53 ERA in 17 2/3. In the end, he has pitched 106 2/3 innings with a 2.95 ERA.
