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1 minute ago, ONUOsFan said:

Thank God Hyde has enough sense today to not let Flaherty flounder, but the rate things are going it might still be tied before Perez gets warm. 

Can't blame Hyde. Once Flaherty was acquired, he had to use him. But Flaherty has pitched himself out of the rotation. If it were up to me, he's pitched himself off the team.

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JF can just not be part of the playoff rotation.  He is extremely inconsistent and his stuff, while good at times, just does not fool hitters overall.

 

And being honest, half the time he acts as if he just doesn't care.

 

Bad trade by Elias but it is what it is.  Just don't make it worse by giving this guy a spot come playoff time.

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Just now, oriolediehard said:

We need to score more runs or a shutdown bullpen.

We should put Flaherty in the bullpen.

on waivers and sent to the AAA bullpen perhaps, we got too good of bullpen arms on the roster and in AAA to just throw that guy in the MLB BP

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3 minutes ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

I hope none of the prospects given up for Flaherty turn out to be any good. 

Hard to root against a guy but I am with you here.  I will root that they dont turn out to be much so I dont have to be bitter about how horrible the trade is for the next half decade.

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