Orioles trade reducer Bryan Baker to Rays for 37th pick

BALTIMORE– The Baltimore Orioles traded right-handed reliever Bryan Baker to AL East rival Tampa Bay on Thursday in exchange for the 37th overall pick in the 2025 MLB amateur draft, an indication that a person of baseball’s most frustrating clubs could be sellers at the upcoming trade deadline.Orioles GM Mike Elias would not entirely dedicate to that idea. Talking to reporters before Thursday’s split doubleheader against the New york city Mets, he cited the 2024 Detroit Tigers, who traded players off their major league lineup however held on to ace Tarik Skubal and after that rose into a playoff spot.Elias did, nevertheless, acknowledge the possibility of selling on a day that began with last-place Baltimore(40-50)sitting 12 1/2 games behind division-leading Toronto and seven out of the final AL wild card spot.” I think it’s a step in that direction,” stated Elias three weeks before the July 31 due date.”There’s no chance around that. The timing of the draft, and when you have draft choices associated with the trades, type of frontloads these decisions, and it’s earlier than my comfort level. But we thought it was a really good return and a good trade for everybody. So we did it.”The draft begins Sunday. In a corresponding move, the Orioles chose the

agreement of catcher David Bañuelos from Triple-A Norfolk. After a dreadful start that brought the Might termination of supervisor Brandon Hyde, the Orioles have steadied

under interim skipper Tony Mansolino, playing to a 21-14 record because a loss to St. Louis on May 28. Baker was a solid part of that, posting a 3.52 AGE, striking out 49 batters and publishing a 1.096 WHIP in 38 1/3 innings as the setup guy for closer Felix Bautista.” This is a team that is moving in the right direction, and we still have a lot of time left before the due date, however this was a trade with the draft coming up in a couple days that we had to decide on, “Elias stated.” We didn’t want to miss on the chance. Ideally, we can utilize the pick carefully, bring a lot of value back, and Bryan’s going to a great place. “Mansolino is also hoping his team will get replenishments in the form of players eventually returning from the injured list. That large group includes numerous possible beginning pitchers: Grayson Rodriguez(shoulder), Albert Suarez( shoulder), Tyler Wells (elbow)and Kyle Bradish(Tommy John surgical treatment). Meanwhile, Baltimore will now have 4 of the first 37 and 7 of the very first 93 draft picks.”All the drafts are necessary, however when you have this amount of choices, it becomes more vital, there’s

no question about it,” Elias stated.”There’s simply a much bigger chance ahead of us, and the draft is a lifeline for our franchise.”