Became a Cardinal
Signed to a minor league contract with an invitation to major league spring training camp in December, 2007.

Current Contract
Signed a minor league contract with the Cardinals in December of 2007.

2008 Season
Flores never made it to St. Louis, despite being a lefty specialist and posting a 7-4 won-loss record with Memphis, with a 4.26 ERA, including four saves. On his game after the All-Star break, Flores went 5-0 with a 3.44 ERA in 19 games, 18.1 innings pitched.

2007 Season
Compiled a 3.57 ERA in 17 relief appearances with the A's from May 18 to July 2 and spent the balance of the season at Triple-A Sacramento.

Career Notes
Flores started the 2006 season at Triple-A Sacramento and had five stints with the A's. In 25 relief appearances for Oakland, he had a 3.34 ERA and a .255 opponents batting average. He picked up his first Major League save by tossing a scoreless 10th inning in the final game of the season on October 1.

Misc
Is the younger brother of Cardinals pitcher Randy Flores. Was a member of the University of Southern California World Series Championship team in 1998.

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