Flaherty surrendered seven runs on five hits and two walks while recording just one out Tuesday for High-A Palm Beach.
After a strong first two starts to the season that saw him give up two earned runs in 10 innings, Flaherty was lit up in his third start. He's coming off an impressive 2015 that saw him post a 2.84 ERA with 97 strikeouts in 95 innings for Low-A Peoria, so his start Tuesday is likely just an anomaly.