Orioles GM Mike Elias spoke Thursday about the Bryan Baker trade, the deadline and the state of the club. Here’s what we learned.

The Orioles traded reliever Bryan Baker for a draft pick on Thursday, with GM Mike Elias saying it's a signal of what's to come.

With the MLB trade deadline quickly approaching, the divide between buyers and sellers is becoming clearer. In this column, I’ll look at the Baltimore Orioles and Pittsburgh Pirates (potential sellers), their key players who could be moved, and interesting in-house pieces who could fill gaps or take on a higher role after the trade deadline.

The Baltimore Orioles are reportedly "close to being open for business with all available players," per league sources to SNY's Andy Martino.

As the MLB trade deadline approaches, the odds grow that the Baltimore Orioles are going to be sellers at the July 31 deadline.

Although June was much kinder to them, the Baltimore Orioles still stand (crawl?) as one of the most disappointing teams of the 2025 Major League Baseball season to date. Coming o