The All-Star break is creeping up, and America just celebrated its 250th birthday. While most people are embracing the heat and warm months, the Orioles have not. Since GM Mike Elias said the team would be buyers before the upcoming trade deadline on Aug. 3, the team has gone just 3-5 and continues to foil their chances of a postseason berth.
With the team struggling, the expectations would be that Baltimore should be sellers. But after last season’s disaster, Mike Elias’ seat is currently heating up. Elias has been with Baltimore since 2018; the Orioles have a record of just 521-599 (.465) since hiring him. Not only that, but the team is still looking for its first playoff win since October 5, 2014, when it defeated the Detroit Tigers in Game 3 of the ALDS, advancing to the ALCS.
Since winning the 2014 ALDS, the team has been swept in every series it’s been in, including the 2014 ALCS. The team is 0-10 in their last 10 playoff games, the longest active losing streak in MLB and the fourth-longest all-time. If Mike wants to save his job, he’ll need to be aggressive at the deadline.
To help him, here are three players the Orioles should target to try to make a run to the playoffs.
Aroldis Chapman is a player that many fans probably don’t have in their top five, or even top 10, players they would like their team to trade for. But don’t let the 38-year-old gun slingers’ age deceive you. Since entering the league in 2010, he’s been one of the best relief pitchers in the league. He has a career ERA of 2.51, alongside a host of accomplishments that include being an eight-time All-Star and a two-time Mariano Rivera American League Reliever of the Year award winner.
With the team struggling, the expectations would be that Baltimore should be sellers. But after last season’s disaster, Mike Elias’ seat is currently heating up. Elias has been with Baltimore since 2018; the Orioles have a record of just 521-599 (.465) since hiring him. Not only that, but the team is still looking for its first playoff win since October 5, 2014, when it defeated the Detroit Tigers in Game 3 of the ALDS, advancing to the ALCS.
Since winning the 2014 ALDS, the team has been swept in every series it’s been in, including the 2014 ALCS. The team is 0-10 in their last 10 playoff games, the longest active losing streak in MLB and the fourth-longest all-time. If Mike wants to save his job, he’ll need to be aggressive at the deadline.
To help him, here are three players the Orioles should target to try to make a run to the playoffs.
Aroldis Chapman is a player that many fans probably don’t have in their top five, or even top 10, players they would like their team to trade for. But don’t let the 38-year-old gun slingers’ age deceive you. Since entering the league in 2010, he’s been one of the best relief pitchers in the league. He has a career ERA of 2.51, alongside a host of accomplishments that include being an eight-time All-Star and a two-time Mariano Rivera American League Reliever of the Year award winner.
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