This year’s trade deadline saw the Orioles largely stand pat, making two minor deals that sent Freddy Galvis and Shawn Armstrong to playoff contenders while the only prospect coming back is 23-year-old reliever Tyler Burch. Despite the flurry of moves elsewhere in the league, it wasn’t a surprising outcome for the O’s, who didn’t possess the sort of highly-coveted yet easily-moveable players that dominated the day.
The Orioles are at a crucial point in their organizational rebuild. Their farm system has dramatically improved, and is now widely viewed as one of the best in the sport. Plus, many of the high-end talents in that farm system could reasonably be expected to make their big leagues debut within the next year.