The trade deadline has come and gone, but you could hardly tell based on the Orioles minor league depth chart. With the Orioles squarely in contention for the American League pennant, many members of Birdland clamored for Mike Elias & Co. to send shockwaves through the minor league system in order to acquire big time major league talent. Instead, the effect the trade deadline had on the minor league system could be more accurately described as a ripple.
The two biggest names that left the Orioles minor league system were infielder César Prieto and left-handed pitcher Drew Rom—the key pieces of the Jack Flaherty trade.