At this year’s trade deadline, in significant need of an external addition who would make a positive impact, the Orioles traded for Jack Flaherty. Through his first two O’s starts, Flaherty had one good one and another that was OK if you squint. On Tuesday night in San Diego, he stunk like the hippo house, and the Orioles lost to the Padres, 10-3.
The only good thing that there is to be said about Flaherty’s outing is that he did those on the East Coast with early bed times a favor by letting them head off to bed with no suspense by initiating the disaster right away in the first inning.