{"id":4480,"date":"2024-11-06T08:50:56","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T08:50:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=4480"},"modified":"2024-11-06T08:50:56","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T08:50:56","slug":"yankees-predicted-to-sign-world-series-starter-for-115-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=4480","title":{"rendered":"Yankees Predicted to Sign World Series Starter for $115 Million"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-1390310319-1-e1730855652195.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-1390310319-1-e1730855652195.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-1390310319-1-e1730855652195.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-1390310319-1-e1730855652195.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Yankees Predicted to Sign World Series Starter for $115 Million\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Brian Cashman speaking<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>On November 4, the New York Yankees agreed to keep Gerrit Cole around for another four seasons, a wise decision from both sides. Cole will now stay in the Bronx and the Yankees will get their ace back.<\/p>\n<p>While having Cole back in the rotation was the first step in making this rotation elite in 2025, the Yankees will have other needs in that department. Fortunately for them, there are multiple starters on the market, including right-hander Jack Flaherty.<\/p>\n<p>Flaherty revived his career in 2024, giving the Los Angeles Dodgers help down the stretch and in the playoffs. He might\u2019ve raised his stock more than any pitcher on the market, as he could be looking at a $100 million deal.<\/p>\n<p>Darragh McDonald of MLB Trade Rumors was the latest to suggest he would. In his prediction, McDonald wrote that Flaherty would sign a five-year, $115 million deal with the Yankees in MLB free agency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs far as \u201cprove-it\u201d deals go, Flaherty stands as one of the most successful cases in recent memory. The former first-round pick and top prospect went from one of the National League\u2019s burgeoning young aces to an injury reclamation in a span of just a few years, as shoulder injuries derailed his momentum after a brilliant 2019 campaign\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFlaherty posted a 2.95 ERA, 32% strikeout rate and 4.6% walk rate in 18 brilliant starts with Detroit. He wasn\u2019t quite as good with Los Angeles, but he still gave the Dodgers 55 1\/3 innings of 3.58 ERA ball, fanning 26.1% of his opponents against an 8.1% walk rate,\u201d McDonald wrote on November 4. \u201cThe season-long numbers remained strong overall, and Flaherty will now return to the open market ahead of his age-29 season \u2014 making him the youngest of the top end starters available \u2014 and without a qualifying offer, as he\u2019s ineligible to receive one after being traded midseason.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Yankees Had Interest in Flaherty During the Trade Deadline<\/h2>\n<p>The New York Yankees showing interest in Flaherty this winter wouldn\u2019t come as much of a surprise.<\/p>\n<p>It was reported before the trade deadline that they were interested in landing him, but he was eventually dealt to the Los Angeles Dodgers.<\/p>\n<p>According to Jon Heyman of the New York Post, the Yankees were worried about a lower back injury Flaherty was believed to be suffering.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Yankees were down the road on a potential deal they\u2019d been discussing with the Tigers for Flaherty before backing away over a perceived lower back situation,\u201d Heyman wrote on October 24. \u201cThat opposing call didn\u2019t hurt the Yankees too much, since they weren\u2019t rotation poor and wound up as the only playoff team with extra starters. Coveted right-hander Will Warren was one the Tigers apparently sought.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite those talks since the trade deadline, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman told reporters they simply couldn\u2019t get a deal done for him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the end of the day, I would\u2019ve brought Jack Flaherty in if I could\u2019ve matched up, and I had difficulty matching up,\u201d Cashman said, according to Jorge Castillo of ESPN. \u201cAnd that was the reason I don\u2019t have him.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>How Flaherty Would Help the Yankees<\/h2>\n<p>The New York Yankees rotation saw in the postseason why it could be better. Pitching wins games in big moments, and if they had Flaherty, perhaps things would\u2019ve been different.<\/p>\n<p>While the right-hander has some concerns after struggling prior to this campaign after posting a 4.84 ERA between 2022 and 2023, his showing this year was one to remember.<\/p>\n<p>With 194 strikeouts in 162.0 innings pitched, there\u2019s reason to believe Flaherty is back to what he once was. His strikeout stuff was elite, and it was a promising sign for a team like the Yankees, who might want to sign him to a long-term deal.<\/p>\n<p>Jon Conahan covers the NBA and NFL for Heavy.com. Since 2019, his sports coverage has appeared at Sports Illustrated, oddschecker, ClutchPoints and Sportskeeda. 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