As the trade deadline approaches and the Orioles reckon with whether or not they are going to sell or buy (or both!) the mind can tend to wander. This season has been stuck in a malaise since early May and though the team has shown recent signs of life, it is more like a snake with no head twitching one last time.
In times like these I think about what could have been if some different decisions were made along the way. These are usually decisions that at the time seemed defensible, but right now seem like very poor choices.