Baltimore Orioles: Three players likely to be moved at the trade deadline
By Nick Stevens
The Baltimore Orioles have a handful of pieces they could move at this year’s MLB trade deadline.
One of the biggest surprise teams of the 2020 MLB season has notably been the Baltimore Orioles. With nearly one-half of their schedule complete, the Orioles are currently 14-14, coming off two-straight wins against the Boston Red Sox and moving within 4.5 games back of the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays.
With the August 31st MLB trade deadline right around the corner, Orioles fans are curious to see if general manager Mike Elias is going to be a buyer or a seller at the deadline, with his streaky Baltimore Orioles not too far out of contention if they want to make a playoff run.
The Orioles are still in the very early stages of a complete rebuild, so spending some of their prospect capital doesn’t make a lot of sense right now, just as they begin to add some impressive depth down in the minor leagues.
It’s more likely that the Orioles are sellers at the deadline. Dominant starts to the 2020 season from a handful of players, including many bullpen pieces, will only help Elias make at least a move or two before the deadline.
Starting pitchers and relievers are dropping like flies across baseball and while we still don’t know exactly how active many teams will be at the deadline or how willing teams will be to part with higher-end prospects, we do know that a large number of teams may be desperate buyers at the deadline with a World Series run very possible for them in 2020 with a missing piece or two.
If the Baltimore Orioles are going to sell some pieces over the next few days, here are three players who are the most likely to be moved