A former St. Louis Cardinals pitcher has been mentioned as a potential trade candidate at this summer's deadline and a reunion isn't out of the question.
The St. Louis Cardinals have won eight of their last 10 games and are heating up with plenty of time to turn this season around before the trade deadline. The narrative for the Cardinals season so far has been that they would be sellers come Aug.
1, just as they were last year and that key players like Ryan Helsley and Paul Goldschmidt Even though it might be too early to say that St. Louis has officially turned it around, the latest 8-2 record stretch has many wondering if the organization could become buyers this summer. If that's the case, there's a former Cardinals hurler who the club "The Tigers could make Jack Flaherty available," The Athletic's Jim Bowden wrote Thursday when discussing which teams could become sellers at the trade deadline and the players they might consider trading. Flaherty has posted a 3.79 ERA with an impressive 72-to-8 strikeout-to-walk ratio, .242 batting average against and a 1.06 WHIP in 54 2/3 innings pitched throughout nine games for Detroit this season. The 28-year-old starting pitcher signed a 1-year, $14 million contract with the Tigers this past winter -- opening him up to become a free agent this coming offseason. If Detroit decides to rebuild this summer, he would be a perfect asset to trade away. Despite a decent start to the season, the Tigers have fallen off and sit with a lackluster 23-26 record and are 9 1/2 games back from first place in the American League Central division. Detroit has lost four games in a row and if they keep going the way they're going, players will likely be dealt. Combine the fact that Flaherty's dealing this season with the reality that St. Louis needs a high-quality starter -- it would be in the best interest of the Cardinals' front office to consider a reunion with the former homegrown talent.Nate Hagerty joined “Inside The Cardinals” as a content creator to spread knowledge about his favorite childhood team. A hometown native of Boston, Hagerty chose at an early age of six years old to follow the St. Louis Cardinals. The miraculous season of 04’ for the Red Sox did not deter Hagerty from rooting against his hometown team, nor did it in 2013 against the Red Birds. For all business/marketing inquiries regarding Inside The Cardinals, please reach out to Scott Neville: nevilles@merrimack.edu
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