For those who wish the Orioles were a little better this year with more experienced starting pitching and another useful veteran infielder to help bridge the gap in another lean year at the major league level, the sight of Dylan Bundy, Alex Cobb, and José Iglesias in the colors of the Los Angeles Angels facing the Orioles this weekend might be a difficult one.
Those who hope it’s a long time before the team is ever in this position again, though, might look at the return from the three trades that sent them there and feel pretty good about how the Orioles fared in them.