Baltimore Orioles

The Orioles might not have room for two right-handed hitting first basemen.

Ward hit 36 home runs with the Los Angeles Angels last season.

Before Rodriguez, there were Cody Sedlock, Matt Hobgood, Adam Loewen and more.

“I think it’s going to hopefully make the rest of the lineup better,” Elias said. “He [Ward] really fit us, and there weren’t a lot of big power right-handed guys on the market this year.”

The full group of players tendered contracts at Friday’s deadline: Mountcastle, left-hander Keegan Akin, right-hander Kyle Bradish, shortstop Gunnar Henderson, right-hander Yennier Cano, right-hander Dean Kremer, left-hander Trevor Rogers, catcher Adley Rutschman, outfielder Taylor Ward, right-hander Tyler Wells and right-hander Felix Bautista.

Anderson was a three-time All-Star who hit 210 homers, including 50 in 1996.

Some performance and playing time trends suggest the Orioles could be ready to move on from Mountcastle and hand first base to Coby Mayo.

The emphasis on hiring former catchers should only be a benefit for Adley Rutschman and Samuel Basallo.

The Orioles traded Grayson Rodriguez. You can legitimately wonder if he’s even going to have a prime, but if he does, he’d be entering it the moment he dons an Angels uniform.

Tuesday night's stunning move leaves Baltimore very thin in the rotation.

The trickle-down effect of this trade is felt in the outfield and rotation heavily, and it could be a precursor for something much larger from president of baseball operations Mike Elias.

Ward, a right-handed bat, hit 36 home runs last year for the Angels with a .792 on-base-plus-slugging percentage

To make room on the 40-man roster, which is now full, Baltimore designated outfielder Pedro León and infielder Luis Vázquez for assignment.

Teams have until 6 p.m. Tuesday to add players who signed as teenagers in 2021 or earlier, or as college players in 2022 or earlier.

The Athletic reported that clubs from around Major League Baseball are still checking in on the potential availability of Rutschman in a trade.

The latest hirings join a flurry of additions around first-time manager Craig Albernaz.

The club executive has never set such a high bar for the Orioles’ offseason plans.

Although Elias received a promotion ahead of last season, he said it’s not likely for a general manager to be hired this winter due to “the calendar” being tight.

The exact titles remain to be seen for Britton, French and Klimek. Britton served as the interim third base coach last year.

“First and foremost, they need an anchor in that rotation,” one National League scout said. “They have forever. This is literally the biggest ‘duh’ in all of baseball, in my opinion.”