Dodgers' Jack Flaherty: Ends up in L.A. after Yanks back out
The Dodgers swooped in to acquire Flaherty from the Tigers on Tuesday after the Yankees backed out of a potential trade for the right-hander due to medical concerns over the pitcher's lower back, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.
Rosenthal reports that the Tigers and Yankees reached a preliminary agreement on a trade that would have sent Flaherty to New York, but New York pulled out after reviewing the hurler's medical records. Flaherty has dealt with a back issue off and on since early June but hasn't required a trip to the injured list. For what it's worth, Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris said Tuesday that Flaherty is healthy and was in line to start for Detroit on Thursday had he not been traded. The Dodgers seem to have been more willing to absorb some injury risk with Flaherty than the Yankees were.
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