What would life for the St. Louis Cardinals look like if they didn’t have their now-ace Jack Flaherty? This is a life that almost became a reality before the 2018 season.
Before digging in any deeper, it’s important to note that hindsight is 20/20 and at the time of the trade that almost was, most Cardinals fans would’ve been happy with this trade. It will quickly become clear that if it had happened, the team would be hurting bad.
To be clear, Jack Flaherty wasn’t exactly supposed to end up being the ace he has become in 2019.