Orioles Are Reportedly Eyeing Free Agent Pitcher
The Baltimore Orioles have been one of the best teams in Major League Baseball during the regular season over the last two years.
With 101 wins in 2023 and 91 wins in 2024, the Orioles appeared to be legitimate World Series contenders.
The postseason did not go as planned for the Orioles over the last two years however as they were swept in their first series of the playoffs in both 2023 and 2024.
After losing their ace starting pitcher Corbin Burnes to free agency this offseason, the Orioles are reportedly interested in adding another free-agent starting pitcher.
According to MLB Analysts Will Sammon and Katie Woo via B/R Walk-Off on ‘X,’ the Orioles are eyeing Jack Flaherty after losing Burnes.
The Orioles are eyeing Jack Flaherty after losing Corbin Burnes, per @WillSammon and @katiejwoo pic.twitter.com/1XfRqe5Ibs
— B/R Walk-Off (@BRWalkoff) December 31, 2024
Losing Burnes is a big hit to this Orioles team who has dominated the regular season in both of the last two years.
Flaherty is an eight-year MLB veteran starting pitcher who came into the league in 2017 with the St. Louis Cardinals where he played until 2022 before bouncing around from team to team since.
In 2024 between the Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Dodgers, Flaherty started 28 games where he held a record of 13-7 with a 3.17 ERA and 194 strikeouts in 162.0 innings pitched.
Flaherty had one of his more impressive seasons in his career in 2024, and the Orioles could look to him to lead their rotation in 2025.
The Orioles will look to get back into the postseason in 2025 and prove themselves as a World Series contender.
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