The trade deadline is only a week away and all of Birdland is still waiting for Mike Elias & Co. to pull the trigger on a starting pitcher trade. However, just because the Orioles have yet to consummate a trade doesn’t mean the rumor mills haven’t been turning out reports about moves that interest Baltimore. The one that has gained the most traction is the report from Tom Verducci of Sports Illustrated that the Orioles and Dodgers are interested in Tigers’ All-Star Tarik Skubal.
It doesn’t take a lot of research to understand why the O’s are looking at acquiring Detroit’s ace.