The Orioles got younger again Tuesday, swapping out veteran Pedro Álvarez for minor league prospect Steve Wilkerson before the start of their interleague series against Washington at Nationals Park.
They’ll get older again soon, when Andrew Cashner comes off the disabled list Wednesday and veteran position players Tim Beckham and Colby Rasmus are ready to come back from their injury rehabilitation assignments.
This is a team very much in transition, but real change will come in fits and starts as the organization figures out how far it wants to go in rebuilding for next season and beyond.