The MLB trade deadline has come and gone, and the Orioles, after reportedly showing interest in nearly every available starter and relief pitcher on the market, ended up making just one deal, acquiring Jack Flaherty from the Cardinals.
Camden Chatters’ general feeling about the trade so far seems to amount to, “meh, OK.” Flaherty hasn’t resembled a top-of-the-rotation starter in four years, but slides into the Birds’ starting staff as a capable veteran with postseason experience who will keep his team in the game more often than not. And the price wasn’t exorbitant, with the O’s giving up an infielder in César Prieto who profiles as a utility guy, a lefty in Drew Rom who has taken a step back at Triple-A, and a 19-year-old who has potential but is far from the majors in Zack Showalter.