Flaherty had an admirable bounce-back campaign in the first half of 2024, then went on to win a World Series with the Dodgers. Flaherty signed a two-year, $35 million contract with a player option for the second year and built-in escalators. However, Jeff Passan predicted that Flaherty will opt out and test free agency again. Jeff Passan predicts Jack Flaherty will opt out of Tigers contract for 2026Passan cites Flaherty's 171 strikeouts (27.4 K%) so far this season as his biggest calling card to other teams for a potentially longer contract in free agency. If they can't, then Tigers fans can only hope and pray that Passan's prediction becomes reality and they can spend that money on somebody else.