The Baltimore Orioles added starting pitching depth at Tuesday’s trade deadline by acquiring right-hander Jack Flaherty from the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Cardinals received three prospects from the Orioles: infielder Cesar Prieto, left-handed pitcher Drew Rom and right-hander Zack Showalter.
Flaherty, 27, is 7-6 with a 4.43 ERA over 20 starts, striking out 106 in 109 2/3 innings.
A first-round pick by the Cardinals in 2014, Flaherty has a career mark of 41-31 with a 3.58 ERA and 706 strikeouts over 633 innings — all with St. Louis.
Prieto, 24, played 85 games this season between Double-A Bowie and Triple-A Norfolk, with a slash line of .349/.393/.475.
Rom, 23, had 18 starts in 19 appearances at Triple-A Norfolk with a 7-6 record, a 5.34 ERA and 100 strikeouts in 86 innings.
Showalter, 19, was a combined 0-2 with a 2.37 ERA over nine appearances (eight starts) between Single-A Delmarva and the Orioles’ affiliate in the rookie-level Florida Complex League.
Baltimore entered the day in first place in the American League East, 1 1/2 games ahead of the Tampa Bay Rays.
–Field Level Media
