With Sunday’s win further steadying the ship for the Orioles and bringing them into the last week of August as baseball’s most unexpected .500 club, the Aug. 31 trade deadline comes at a time when the team might not appear as clear-cut sellers in the standings.
That’s not the assessment internally, at least, as executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias said the team was going to listen to offers for its major league talent in hopes of adding players who can help further down the road.
Teams who are calling the Orioles are also getting the impression they’re ready to be transactional this week.