The Los Angeles Dodgers acquire one of the top available pitchers on the market.
The Los Angeles Dodgers struck gold in the final minutes of the 2024 MLB trade deadline, acquiring right-handed pitcher Jack Flaherty from the Detroit Tigers.
The 28-year-old comes to Los Angeles sporting a 2.95 ERA and 133 strikeouts in 18 starts this year. Among pitchers with at least 100 innings, his 32 K percentage ranks fifth in all of baseball. Flaherty also trimmed his walk rate to a career-best 4.6 percent. Flaherty has a career record of 49-39, with a 3.64 ERA, 881 strikeouts, and a 1.18 WHIP in 149 games and 774.1 innings. The Dodgers acquired five players by the deadline.
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