The core of the Orioles roster was untouched by Thursday’s trade activity. Everyone will still recognize this team. At the same time, the trades caused a lot of upheaval. Just on Thursday, the Orioles traded two infielders, two outfielders, a starting pitcher, and a reliever. That’s added to the three relievers who were traded earlier in July. The roster moves announced ahead of Friday’s game against the Cubs brought in a number of different faces, of whom some are familiar and others are not.
Some of the moves were made on Thursday. The Orioles placed Zach Eflin on the injured list with a recurrence of his lower back injury, effectively ruling him out as a trade candidate, and recalled starting pitcher Brandon Young.