After the hectic, frenzied afternoon that was the non-waiver trade deadline — which saw the rebuilding Orioles shockingly trade Jonathan Schoop, Kevin Gausman, and Darren O’Day — the evening’s actual baseball game was essentially an afterthought. But the result was familiar: an Orioles loss.
This game was a perfect reminder that, as Mark Brown wrote, the Orioles are going to be difficult to watch for a while. Yes, yes, I know — they already were difficult to watch. But now they’ve traded away many of their stars and will be puttering along with Quadruple-A players and other unworthy replacements.