Cardinals Deal Notable Pitcher Minutes Before Trade Deadline

St. Louis gets another haul

Scott Neville | Aug 1, 2023

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The St. Louis Cardinals made a notable trade with the Baltimore Orioles with just minutes before Tuesday's Major League Baseball Trade Deadline.

"The Baltimore Orioles are finalizing a deal for right-hander Jack Flaherty from the St. Louis Cardinals," ESPN's Jeff Passan tweeted. "Cardinals are receiving infielder Cesar Prieto and left-hander Drew Rom from the Orioles in the trade for Jack Flaherty, which is now done."

Flaherty has a 4.43 ERA with a 106-to-54 strikeout-to-walk ratio, .278 batting average against and 1.55 WHIP in 109 2/3 innings across 20 starts.

The 24-year-old was a homegrown rising star that came in fourth place for the National League Cy Young Award in 2019, even receiving MVP votes that year, finishing at No. 13.

Unfortunately, injuries and inconsistency prevented the 27-year-old from becoming the next Cardinals perennial All-Star pitcher. Instead, he's been dealt to the O's to retool the farm system.

Prieto is the Oriole's No. 16 prospect according to MLB Pipeline, Rom is No. 18. That is quite a haul for a rental pitcher.

Cardinals manager Oli Marmol alluded to attempting offseason reunions with players such as Flaherty, Jordan Montgomery and Jordan Hicks, which would make sense. Flaherty said he'd be open to returning as well. Time will tell if Flaherty has played his last game in a Cardinals uniform.

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Published Aug 1, 2023

SCOTT NEVILLE

Scott Neville covers the St. Louis Cardinals for FanNation's "Inside The Cardinals" on Sports Illustrated. Before starting "Inside The Cardinals", Neville attended Merrimack College, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Communication and Media with a minor in Marketing. Neville spent all four years with Merrimack's radio station WMCK, where he grew as a radio/podcast host and producer. His propensity for being in front of a microphone eventually expanded to film, where he produced multiple short films alongside his then-roommate and current co-worker Stephen Mottram. On a journey that began as a way to receive easy credits via film classes, he received a call from "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" star Charlie Day. Day advised him to make a feature-length film, which he completed his senior year. While writing the film, Neville completed an internship for United Way as part of their NFL Partnership Program. Neville ran the blog for a team of interns and hosted an internet show called "United Way's NFL Partnership Series" where he interviewed NFL alumni. After college Neville wrote for SB Nation's "Over The Monster," a Red Sox sister site of the flagship brand. His work would eventually lead him to a job as a content producer with NESN, where he would cover all sports. After developing as a writer with the top regional network in the world, he was given the opportunity to join FanNation and the Sports Illustrated Media Group as the publisher of "Inside The Red Sox." After a few months as the top Major League Baseball site in the program, Neville sought expansion and pitched "Inside The Cardinals," one of the newest additions to FanNation and the Sports Illustrated Media Group. The successful launch and quick rise of "Inside The Cardinals" led to Neville joining the Baseball Essential ownership group, a national baseball site under SIMG. Follow him on Twitter: @ScottNeville46 Email: nevilles@merrimack.edu