The trade deadline is just over a month away, and the Orioles are going to be sellers. What else is new.
Here’s the part that is something of a change, however: The list of players Baltimore could move is not very defined.
There’s no MVP or Cy Young candidate who can fetch a bumper crop of prospects. No shutdown reliever who should be closing for a contender. No starter who would be an ideal fit as a No. 2 pitcher for a winner. None sporting a “For Sale” sticker, at least.
The Orioles are in their fourth straight season as a losing, future-thinking organization (I know, last year had its fleeting hopes for contending in the weird COVID-affected structure), and in the past, they’ve approached the deadline with a clear-cut list of players who could draw the interest of teams looking to make an addition for the stretch run.