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Originally Posted by BigRedChief
I don’t follow entertainment types or sports players on Twitter. So I’m only seeing something when it goes viral. A post by a pitcher in the Cardinals ain’t going viral.
Anyway, he is gone when the rookie deal is near its end. He will sign a big deal with LA and be happy finally?
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Probably not.
But he'll get more attaboys for his unearned angst so that'll help, I guess.
Shoulda traded his ass to the Padres for Gore and Hassell when Gore's value was ass and Flaherty's was high (not hindsight - said this at the time).
There was never any reason to keep him here. If he pitches like a top of the rotation starter, he's gone. If he pitches like a middle/back of the rotation starter, he'll still demand ace money (because again - not at all self-aware) and if we sign him it will take about 2 months for the fanbase to turn against him and it'll just get ugly from there.
The Flaherty thing was never going to have a happy ending and I just do not understand why Mozeliak didn't dump him when his value was highest.