Even as a hot start has regressed toward preseason expectations, the Orioles entered Saturday’s game against the Boston Red Sox only two games out of playoff position.
But the organization will approach the Aug. 31 trade deadline in the same manner it has almost every move since Mike Elias became Baltimore’s executive vice president and general manager 21 months ago: with a focus on the future.
“I really don’t know what’s going to happen,” Elias said Saturday. “There’s so many dynamics and variables this year. It’s hard to list them all. It could be that nothing happens.