ST. PETERSBURG -- The Orioles had a different looking lineup for Friday's series opener against the Rays and manager Buck Showalter joked, "we've got 4 or 5 big trades that are going to happen any second now that's going to change that."
Certainly the July 31 non-waiver Trade Deadline has all of baseball buzzing, and Showalter was particularly amused about some of the rumors floating around about his club.
"I don't read anything or listen," Showalter said, adding that he laughed when he was told that the O's would be willing to trade prized young starter Kevin Gausman.