Then, in 2017, the team dropped to the bottom of the AL East, and in 2018, the Baltimore Orioles became a team in rebuild mode. In 2018, the front office had to decide whether to trade players of value or pay them serious money as they entered into free agency.
The sell-off began on July 18 when the front office made an exchanged the face of the team. They moved Manny Machado to the World-Series-contending Dodgers. In return, the Orioles received a collection of minor leaguers that include Rylan Bannon, Yusniel Diaz, Dean Kremer, and Zach Pop.