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Orioles acquire lefty Jayson Aquino from Cardinals for cash considerations

The Orioles had three open spots on their 40-man roster, and you know what that means. Dan Duquette breaks out in night sweats. Now he'll sweat a little less because one spot is filled after a small cash trade.

With the Orioles having three open spots on the 40-man roster, there was really nothing else for Dan Duquette to do but start finding random guys from anywhere to fill those spots. He must have started at the top of the alphabet in acquiring a left-handed pitcher, 23-year-old Jayson Aquino, from the Cardinals in exchange for cash considerations.