If the season ended today, the 29-74 Baltimore Orioles would be slated for the first pick in next year’s MLB Draft. So far they’ve traded away two superstars – Zach Britton and Manny Machado – and they’re nowhere close to being done.
Not too long ago, the Orioles’ bullpen was consider one of the best in baseball, headlined by Britton, Darren O’Day, Brad Brach, and Mychal Givens. This year has been a different story.
Britton struggled in his return from an achilles injury but still earned the O’s a nice package from the Yankees. Brach and O’Day, on the other hand, haven’t performed to their reputation as dominant setup men, and the latter is now out for the season with a hamstring injury.