Jack Flaherty won’t return to the Dodgers after winning the World Series, signs $35M deal with another team

Jack Flaherty won’t be back with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2025, as he has opted to sign a lucrative two-year contract in another city.

, but that is now off the table as he has signed a two-year deal with another team.

The deal guarantees him $25 million in the first year and includes an opt-out option if he chooses to exercise it.

. In that trade, the Detroit team received two minor league prospects, Thayron Liranzo and Trey Sweeney.

He allowed 52 hits, 23 runs, 9 home runs, and 22 RBIs. Overall, he appeared in 28 games in 2024 with both the Tigers and Dodgers.

Why Did Flaherty Have So Few Games in 2024?

season; the first was in 2018 with the Cardinals.

The Tigers Want to Improve

Obviously, the Tigers are keen on bringing Flaherty back because they know that with him, now as a World Series champion, things could improve for their starting rotation, which needs good relievers and closers to try to reach the playoffs again, as they did last season when they finished with 86 wins and 76 losses, securing a spot in the Wild Card games.