Report: Tigers reunite with Flaherty on 2-year, $35M deal

The Detroit Tigers agreed to a two-year, $35-million deal with right-hander Jack Flaherty, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan.

The pact reportedly includes an opt-out after the first season.

Flaherty will apparently earn $25 million in 2025 and $10 million in 2026. His 2026 salary can reach as high as $20 million if he starts 15 games in 2025, according to Passan.

The 29-year-old began the 2024 campaign with the Tigers, authoring a 2.95 ERA with a career-high 11.2 K/9 and career-low 1.6 BB/9 in 18 starts before he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers for prospects Trey Sweeney and Thayron Liranzo last July.

Flaherty pitched well for the Dodgers after the trade, going 6-2 with 3.58 ERA and 1.28 WHIP in 55 1/3 innings. He also made five postseason starts for the eventual World Series champions.

Flaherty and 2024 American League Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal appeared to be excited about reuniting with each other after news of the agreement surfaced on social media.

The Tigers are projected to use a starting rotation of Skubal, Flaherty, Reese Olson, Alex Cobb, and Casey Mize in 2025.

Detroit made a surprising postseason run in 2024, upsetting the Houston Astros in the AL wild-card series.

The front office has added Cobb, second baseman Gleyber Torres, and reliever Tommy Kahnle, in addition to Flaherty, this offseason.

Detroit is also one of the teams pursuing free-agent third baseman Alex Bregman, according to ESPN's Buster Olney.