When news was released of the Boston Red Sox looking to quickly add pitching help, we discussed how much Andrew Cashner made sense and also mentioned how if Mike Elias was going to move Cashner, it would be interesting to see how creative the new general manager of the Baltimore Orioles could get.
It turns out, Elias went down a different path many Orioles fans are familiar with and was able to turn a 32-year-old pitcher on an expiring contract into two teenage prospects currently working their way through the Dominican Summer League. Should Mike Elias make more moves over the next two weeks or so before the 2019 trade deadline, expect to see much of the same type of deals.