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Jack Flaherty Fans Seven in Minor-League Rehab Game
Detroit Tigers right-hander Jack Flaherty (ankle) looked good in his minor-league rehab start on Tuesday at Double-A Erie, allowing two earned runs on three hits while walking just one and striking out seven in 5 2/3 innings of work, according to Chris McCosky of The Detroit News. Flaherty threw 58 of his 83 pitches for strikes in his first rehab start since landing on the 15-day injured list with a left-ankle injury. All signs are pointing to the veteran right-hander coming off the IL when he's eligible to be reinstated on June 28, barring a setback during a between-starts bullpen session. Fantasy managers won't be in any hurry to add the 30-year-old former 34th overall pick by the St. Louis Cardinals in 2014 when he's ready to return, as he went on the IL with a 1-8 record, 5.35 ERA, and 1.57 WHIP with 78 strikeouts and 34 walks in 65 2/3 innings over his first 15 starts in 2026 in his second year in Motown. Flaherty's 11.1% walk rate isn't ideal, but he also doesn't have a terrible 25.5% strikeout rate, and the underlying metrics suggest he has been a bit unlucky in the first half so far. He's currently rostered in under half of Yahoo leagues.
Source: The Detroit News - Chris McCosky
Source: The Detroit News - Chris McCosky
