With the Manny Machado trade all buttoned up, the Orioles may look to move quickly on a Zach Britton deal. The closer took a while to shake off the rust after missing nearly a year with a torn Achilles, but he has settled into a groove and is rebuilding his value. Not only that, but the Orioles are likely motivated by last year’s debacle in which they backed out of a deal with the Astros only to see Britton suffer that injury.
MLB.com’s Brittany Ghiroli tweeted Tuesday evening that the Orioles might be in the mood to move and that “Interest in [Britton] has picked up.