Friday Bird Droppings: The Orioles made a significant trade

Good morning, Camden Chatters.

Just when you were starting to wonder whether the Orioles would make any more moves before spring training, Mike Elias emerged from the shadows with one of his biggest trades yet, acquiring left-hander Cole Irvin from the Athletics to add another veteran to the O’s rotation. The deal, which netted the Birds minor league righty Kyle Virbitzky along with Irvin, sent infielder Darell Hernaiz, the Orioles’ fifth-round pick in 2019, to the A’s.

As Mark Brown noted, Irvin isn’t the most exciting hurler, and has gotten a lot of help from pitcher-friendly Oakland Coliseum (now apparently called RingCentral Coliseum?) the past two seasons. Still, Irvin — who turns 29 in…