I know the contract we gave Flaherty lets us drop him, but my question is what do we do with Bard if he doesn't make the team? It seems we payed a hefty price to get him (Shoppach, Marte, Mota for Crisp, Bard, Riske), we should try to use him, especially since he is younger than Flaherty.
I'm sure he will miss him, but Wake had been around a long time before Mirabelli came around and managed, so I think he will be fine.