Before the Padres traded Drew Pomeranz to the Red Sox, they wanted Kevin Gausman from the Orioles. No wonder that deal didn’t happen.
The Orioles have been linked to just about every starting pitcher that has changed teams over the last month or might change teams over the next week. They are desperate to find a better option for the starting rotation.
If the Orioles had prospects they could trade, or prospects that other teams wanted, they might have been able to pull off one of these trades. Instead, they haven’t happened, because teams want things the Orioles won’t trade.