The New York Yankees are reportedly concerned about Los Angeles Dodgers free agent beginning pitchers Jack Flaherty and Walker Buehler this offseason. Flaherty and Buehler each began in victories for the Dodgers in opposition to the Yankees within the World Sequence, and are actually drawing curiosity from the workforce, per Jon Morosi of MLB Community.
The Yankees have already introduced again their high pitcher, Gerrit Cole, this offseason, however need to add to the rotation.
Morosi reported that Buehler and the Yankees have mutual curiosity in one another. Buehler pitched six scoreless innings in opposition to the Yankees within the World Sequence, together with the World Sequence clinching save in Recreation 5.
Buehler has drawn curiosity from different groups, as effectively. Although he went 1-6 with a 5.38 ERA through the 2024 common season, his postseason efficiency has created extra curiosity from groups in want of pitchers this offseason.
Morosi beforehand mentioned that Buehler might be a match with the Atlanta Braves, who’re a kind of groups in want of pitchers. Oakland Athletics supervisor Mark Kotsay mentioned final week that the Athletics had discussions with Buehler, however Buehler didn’t wish to play in Sacramento, California.
The Yankees reportedly had curiosity in buying Flaherty on the commerce deadline, however the Detroit Tigers traded him to the Dodgers after New York backed out. Flaherty went on to go 6-2 with a 3.58 ERA and 61 strikeouts over 10 common season begins with the Dodgers. He grew to become particularly necessary for the Dodgers heading into the postseason, because the Dodgers rotation grew to become riddled with accidents.
Flaherty began Recreation 1 of the Nationwide League Championship Sequence and Recreation 1 of the World Sequence through the postseason, giving up two earned runs mixed in these two begins. He didn’t have as a lot success in his different three World Sequence begins, together with when he allowed 4 earned runs over 1.1 innings of Recreation 5 of the World Sequence. Nonetheless, he was nonetheless a constant possibility over the common season, and with out him, it might have been troublesome to think about the Dodgers successful the World Sequence.
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