Wednesday Bird Droppings: O’s discussed Profar and Greinke

Good morning, Birdland!

Pitching is the theme for the Orioles this week. Rumors are swirling that the front office is still trying to add to their starting rotation, exploring options in the both the free agent market and via trade.

Ken Rosenthal quickly mentioned the O’s in his article for The Athletic on Tuesday. According to his sources, the team is working the trade market, and they spoke with free agent Zack Greinke earlier this offseason. There are no specifics on the trades discussed, but Rosenthal does say that it appears unlikely that Greinke will end up in Baltimore.

In that same bullet point Rosenthal mentions the Orioles have looked into signing Jurickson Profar as well, but again…