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Tuesday Bird Droppings: Where the No. 1 pick is back in play

Good morning, Camden Chatters.

Remember July 31? It was less than three weeks ago, so if you don’t, you should really see a doctor about that. Anyway, the Orioles had just finished a 12-12 month of baseball, their first .500 month since August 2017, and appeared to be on a modest upswing. Meanwhile, the Detroit Tigers spent their trade deadline day dealing away their best hitter, Nicholas Castellanos, and their All-Star closer, Shane Greene. Their record was the worst in baseball, 2.5 games behind the Birds and falling fast. The Tigers, it seemed, would freefall their way to the No.