To scouts around baseball, the prudent path forward would be to sell players at the deadline, prioritizing a retooling for 2026 competitiveness over the long shot of 2025.
The timing of Sunday’s draft, a few weeks before the trade deadline, meant the Orioles had to execute the deal before the broader trade landscape and their role in it came into focus.
The Orioles’ Charlie Morton is scheduled to start the first game of Thursday’s doubleheader at Camden Yards after Wednesday night’s game was rained out.