INF Ryan Flaherty

The writing on the wall says this is the end of the Ryan Flaherty Era in Baltimore. If we had a dollar for every time manager Buck Showalter mentioned Flaherty’s value to the roster in the past six seasons – yes, he’s been with the Orioles for six seasons – we could probably pay Flaherty’s contract for 2018. The reality, though, is that while Flaherty’s position flexibility has been a security blanket for Showalter – Flaherty can be put anywhere defensively and hold his own – Showalter rarely used him. He’s had 520 plate appearances in the past three seasons, and he made $1.8 million in an injury-riddled 2017. If Showalter isn’t going to use his utility infielder much, the club might as well stick a cheaper option – Luis Sardinas, Steve Wilkerson – into that spot and let Flaherty go to the National League to get more playing time.

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