Notes: Flaherty, Betts, Hope
11/20/2024 10:00 AM
Jack Flaherty started his season as a Detroit Tiger looking to correct his struggles from the year before, and ended it as the de facto ace of the Dodgers' championship rotation.
The Southern California native and Harvard Westlake standout relished in the moment that the Dodgers won the World Series, and the celebrations didn't stop after the team landed back in Los Angeles. During the World Series Parade, Flaherty was visibly intoxicated, as he almost failed to regain his footing after being interviewed by Orel Hersheiser.
Flaherty's former high school teammate and current Boston Red Sox starter, Lucas Giolito, appeared on the most recent episode of the Chris Rose Rotation podcast, where he mentioned that he would act the same way as Flaherty if his team won the championship.
"When I win my World Series, man, I don't care. I'm going to be so fucked up, like, I don't give a shit. I know I'm happy for him. That's wonderful."
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The Dodgers were outmatched by the San Diego Padres throughout the regular season, dropping eight of the 13 contests between the two teams. In the NLDS, the Dodgers had the last laugh, blanking San Diego's offense over their final 24 innings of offense en route to a series win.
Mookie Betts caught up with several teammates, including Max Muncy, who expressed the amount of anxiety he dealt with during the series, in the latest episode of the podcast On Base with Mookie Betts.
"Every game, I had trouble eating. I was nervous... You can't be an absolute zero out there, and after that first series, we played the Mets, and everything became so easy."
Melissa Lockhard of The Athletic lists the best performer in the Arizona Fall League from each team, naming outfield prospect Zyhir Hope as the best to come from the Dodgers organization.
Hope, 19, was one of the youngest players in the league. He hit only .228 with a .301 on-base percentage but showed off his power potential with nine extra-base hits (including five home runs) in 92 at-bats. Hope did strike out a lot (25), but he held his own given his age and inexperience.
