It's a foregone conclusion that the Baltimore Orioles will be moving outfielder Cedric Mullins at the trade deadline; a task that would be much more easily accomplished if he was playing up to the numbers on the back of his baseball card this season.
Of course, if Mullins had been productive with the bat this year, perhaps the Orioles would be buyers rather than sellers, though their other fatal flaw — starting pitching — likely would've prevented that from happening anyway.
To that second point, Mike Elias has to turn over every stone in order to find pieces that can contribute to the rotation down the stretch and beyond as the July 31 trade deadline rapidly approaches.