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NEW YORK — As Jack Flaherty prepares for his second appearance with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night, the New York Yankees may be pondering what might have been. The Yankees backed away from acquiring Flaherty from the Detroit Tigers after reviewing his medical records, leaving fans and analysts pondering the impact of the decision. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman, when pressed on trade deadline decisions, alluded to the complexities of negotiations, particularly the challenge of meeting the Tigers' trade requirements. "Getting Flaherty would have been ideal, but the logistics didn't line up," Cashman explained. Further analyzing the trade…