Ryan Flaherty

Heading into the winter, the sense was that Flaherty, 31, had priced himself out of the Orioles’ plans because he’d likely command seven figures on the open market (he made $1.8 million last year) and the Orioles could get a utility infielder for the league minimum. But this stagnant market really crashed on role players like Flaherty, who took a minor league deal with a spring invite from the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday (first reported by ESPN). Flaherty always seemed to be a National League type player due to his positional flexibility. Still, it’s a bit of a surprise the Orioles didn’t retain him if a minor league deal would get it done since their current candidates for utility infielder are uninspiring.

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