The Orioles traded two minor league lefties for Travis Snider last year. One of the lefties, Steven Brault, makes his MLB debut Tuesday night.
The Orioles made a bad trade last January that may be haunting them for years to come. Before the 2015 season, with an apparent need for an outfielder, the Orioles acquired Travis Snider from the Pirates in exchange for two minor league lefty pitching prospects: Stephen Tarpley and Steven Brault, both picked in the 2013 draft.
When they made that trade, they weren’t wrong about their determination that they were in need of an outfielder.