Last week the Texas Rangers kicked off the hot stove season in the American League by trading Marcus Semien to the Mets in exchange for Brandon Nimmo. Then the Red Sox acquired Sonny Gray in a trade with the Cardinals. Then the Blue Jays inked Dylan Cease to a seven-year contract.
Now the Orioles are in the mix, as Baltimore signed closer Ryan Helsley to a two-year contract on Saturday to a two-year, $28 million deal. The deal was first reported by ESPN’s Jeff Passan and the contract by The Athletic’s Katie Woo.