St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Jack Flaherty (shoulder) won't be ready to go by Opening Day, according to Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak. Flaherty received a platelet-rich plasma injection to "address" a small tear in his right shoulder. He will be shut down from throwing for two weeks, then the team will set a treatment plan. As long as the injection works, Flaherty shouldn't miss too much time, but this could be one of those pesky shoulder injuries that lingers....

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Jack Flaherty (shoulder) said he won't know if he'll be ready for the start of the 2022 season until he gets the results back from an MRI exam. "I'm going to give the same answer I won't know anything until we hear back (from the MRI). We're still waiting to hear back. I feel pretty good about things, but I won't know anything until we hear back," Flaherty said. The right-hander had an MRI on Wednesday after missing a team workout on Tuesday due to right ...

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Jack Flaherty (shoulder) sat out the second day of training camp as he underwent medical evaluation on his right shoulder. We don't know the results of the evaluation yet, so this news could be the start of something significant or it could be minor. The right-hander missed time with an oblique strain and a right shoulder strain last year. It's certainly concerning to see him undergo an evaluation on that same right shoulder, but fantasy managers shouldn't ...

Flaherty was limited to just 15 starts (two relief appearances) in 2021 due to oblique and shoulder injuries but still had an impressive 3.22 ERA, 1.06 WHIP with nine wins and 85 strikeouts (78.1 IP). All significant improvements on his 2020 season in which he made nine starts (40.1 IP) and put up a 4.91 ERA and 1.21 WHIP, with 49 strikeouts. But there's reason to be a bit concerned as Flaherty's underlying numbers suggest he had his share of good fortune. Flaherty had a 4.91 xERA, 3.96 xFIP and...

St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Jack Flaherty will be available out of the bullpen for Tuesday's game against the Milwaukee Brewers. The 25-year-old right-hander made his return from the injured list on Friday and struggled in his first trip back to the mound. He was tagged for two hits, one walk and two earned runs over 1/3 of an inning. Flaherty had been sidelined for most of the second half of the year with a right shoulder strain and the injury is likely still bothering him to some degree. Over...

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Jack Flaherty (shoulder) has been named the team's starter for Game 2 of Friday's doubleheader against the Chicago Cubs. He will be on a pitch count for the game. Cardinals manager Mike Shildt told reporters on Wednesday that it "wouldn't be unfair to describe him as an opener." Flaherty has been out for about a month due to a right shoulder strain. He threw 15 pitches in batting practice on Tuesday and the speculation is that he won't throw many more ...

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Jack Flaherty (shoulder) threw to hitters on Tuesday, Derrick S. Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. This was the first time Flaherty threw with batters since being sidelined on August 24 with a right shoulder strain. The 25-year-old right-hander has a 9-2 record on the season with a 3.03 ERA and 81:24 strikeout-to-walk ratio. St. Louis will likely bring Flaherty back into the mix slowly due to the injury, so fantasy managers should stash him ...

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Jack Flaherty (shoulder) is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Thursday. The result of the session will help determine his timeline for a return. The right-hander has been out since August 24 due to a right shoulder strain. Cardinals manager Mike Shildt told the media on Monday that he is "cautiously optimistic" that Flaherty will return to the team this year. Shildt explained that he wasn't sure what role Flaherty would have when he returned, but ...

The St. Louis Cardinals said Monday they are "hopeful" starting pitcher Jack Flaherty (shoulder) will return in the 2021 season. The 25-year-old right-hander was placed on the 10-day injured list last week with a right shoulder strain, which followed up a previous IL stint with an oblique strain. Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak added it's more important "we have Jack for all of 2022," which suggests fantasy managers may want to move on from him for the rest of 2021.

The St. Louis Cardinals placed starting pitcher Jack Flaherty (shoulder) on the 10-day injured list on Wednesday due to a right shoulder strain. Flaherty was removed from his start on Tuesday with what was described as right shoulder tightness. He underwent tests after the game and Cardinals manager Mike Shildt stated that the imaging results were "mostly negative" (which is a good thing). It doesn't sound like Flaherty has any structural damage, but the development is concerning nonetheless, ...