The Orioles didn’t get Andrew Cashner from the Padres, so their focus turns elsewhere, with Tampa Bay’s Erasmo Ramirez being one name on the radar now.
Although the Orioles were reportedly “trying hard” to get Andrew Cashner, they apparently weren’t trying as hard as the Marlins, who have actually pulled off the Cashner trade. This leaves the Orioles now scraping even farther down into the barrel of available pitchers, with ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick reporting the O’s have talked to the Rays about Erasmo Ramirez.
Whenever there’s a trade of a player the Orioles liked, I always try to figure out if the return is one the Orioles could have matched, or should have.