BenFred: Rehabbing Cardinals starter Jack Flaherty's strong finish Sunday made impression
From 13 rows up at Hammons Field, Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak saw "dynamic" stuff Sunday from rehabbing starter Jack Flaherty.www.stltoday.com
Ben Frederickson
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. —
“Dynamic,” was the first word that came to the mind of Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak on Sunday.
Wearing the S-Cards’ version of powder blue with an unfamiliar No. 31 on his back, Flaherty made a statement in Sunday’s Class AA start in Springfield, his third and longest since his major league return was tabled after just three June starts.
After 1-2-3 innings in the first and second, Flaherty found some turbulence against the Arkansas Travelers, the Class AA affiliate of the Mariners, in Springfield’s 6-5 win.
This got me to thinking, do most players in rehab get to wear their jersey number or only if no one on the current team has it? I never follow rehab assignments that close.