A couple of months ago, the Orioles were talking to the Rockies about getting an outfielder - maybe Carlos Gonzalez, who hit 40 homers last year. But the Rockies wanted Kevin Gausman, the O's wouldn't budge, and that was that.
Not even an outfielder who hit 40 home runs last season was an enticing enough offer for the Orioles to part with Kevin Gausman. In the middle of a solid start to an outing in spring training on Wednesday, MLB Network's Jon Heyman casually dropped a tweet indicating that the O's refused to trade Gausman, "even for Carlos Gonzalez.