Orioles should wave Mark Trumbo bye bye in trade for a starting pitcher

The Baltimore Orioles Manny Machado Garden Gnome got a chance to visited several places around Baltimore, just days before he's given away at Camden Yards. (Kevin Richardson/Baltimore Sun video)

It is a neon sign of the enigmatic composition of the Orioles' roster and player development system that on the day of the All-Star selection show the O's had a surplus of All-Star-worthy players and a very limited ability to deal for pitching help.

The minor league system has been culled so much over the past few seasons that there is no Eduardo Rodriguez available to trade for a dependable veteran pitcher. And once you dispense with the silly notion of giving up Manny Machado or Jonathan Schoop to…