With six days to go until the trade deadline, Mike Elias has moved again. On Friday afternoon, the Orioles traded reliever Gregory Soto to the Mets. The trade, which as of this writing has not been announced by the teams, was first reported by Mets/Yankees reporter Andy Martino.
The Orioles are getting back two pitching prospects from the Mets in the trade: Wellington Aracena and Cameron Foster.
Aracena is the more interesting of the two to me, since he’s younger and looks to be more likely a starting pitcher. The 20-year-old righty has been pitching for the Mets High-A affiliate this season, where he’s got a 2.