Saturday Bird Droppings: The Orioles are finalizing trades

Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports Good morning, Birdland!

It seems like most people in the know determined that Orioles general manager Mike Elias had a “good” trade deadline. He unloaded a handful of veteran arms and, in return, received a bunch of youngsters of varying quality. Up until now, we knew of about half of the players that were coming back to Baltimore. Now, who exactly will be filling out the Orioles minor league system is becoming more clear.

You can read more about the specific players in the links below. But so far, they fit the mold that we have come to expect from Elias in his “Player to be Named Later” deals. They are far from guarantees to make the big leagues, but could…