With just weeks until the trade deadline and the Orioles on the periphery of the playoff picture, it’s natural for speculation to start flying around. Ideally, the team would go on a hot streak, take control of their own postseason destiny, and add to their roster. But despite a solid month of June, the team remains a long shot to make it to October. They will have to act accordingly at the deadline.
O’s GM Mike Elias spoke to the media over the weekend about this very situation.
“I’m hoping that we aren’t sellers, but we’ve got to be realistic, look at the standings, look at how much time’s left before the deadline, how much time is necessary to execute a deadline, because that’s not one or two days.