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The Los Angeles Dodgers approached this year’s trade deadline with a desire to add a frontline starting pitcher and, with less than 20 minutes to spare, secured arguably the best one available, landing Jack Flaherty from the Detroit Tigers. The acquisition of Flaherty capped another frantic deadline for the National League West-leading Dodgers, who also injected an injury-ravaged roster with two super-utility players (Amed Rosario and Tommy Edman), a center fielder (Kevin Kiermaier) and a hard-throwing reliever (Michael Kopech). But the star, of course, is Flaherty, who has turned a once-promising career around with a dominant first four months of the season and drew heavy interest from […]