It was already looking like the Baltimore Orioles were poised to make a mistake when it came to Kade Strowd's place on the big league roster. Despite having more upside (by a wide margin) than several of the other bullpen candidates, the lack of roster flexibility the Orioles are dealing with made Strowd's path to the Opening Day roster complicated. However, there was still hope that Baltimore could stumble their way into the correct decision until Thursday's trade with the Diamondbacks dropped.
The Orioles sent Strowd, along with two minor leaguers of marginal consequence, to Arizona in exchange for Blaze Alexander.