{"id":45453,"date":"2025-03-31T02:19:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T02:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=45453"},"modified":"2025-03-31T02:19:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T02:19:02","slug":"mlb-rumors-baltimore-orioles-reportedly-shopping-young-slugger-to-promote-top-prospect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=45453","title":{"rendered":"MLB Rumors: Baltimore Orioles reportedly shopping young slugger to promote top prospect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Baltimore Orioles season just started and the club is already dealing with a myriad of injuries. However, even with a thinner roster than usual, the team is reportedly shopping one of its longest-tenured starters before April even arrives.<\/p>\n<p>Baltimore still has a fairly significant amount of hitting depth, in part thanks to a pool of top prospects either with MLB experience or on the doorstep of making their major-league debut. However, with only nine lineup spots, the team is starting to explore trade options to create a vacancy as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p>According to USA Today\u2018s Bob Nightengale, the Orioles have informed teams they are willing to trade first baseman Ryan Mountcastle. While he\u2019s been a productive part of Baltimore\u2019s lineup in recent years, the team wants to open up a spot for top prospect Coby Mayo.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Ryan Mountcastle stats 2024 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/stats\/_\/id\/34940\/ryan-mountcastle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">ESPN<\/a>)<\/strong>: .271\/.308\/.425, .733 OPS, 13 home runs, 30 doubles, 63 RBI<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mountcastle, age 28, has been a central part of the Orioles lineup over the last four seasons. While he\u2019s never replicated his 2021 success \u2013 33 home runs, 89 RBI and a .796 OPS \u2013 he\u2019s responsible for a .263\/.313\/.432 triple-slash line with a .745 OPS over the last three seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Mayo is widely considered one of the best MLB prospects in 2025. He entered the season rated by\u00a0MLB.com\u00a0as the 14th-best prospect in baseball. The 6-foot-4 corner infielder made his MLB debut last season, going 4-for-41 with 22 strikeouts and a .098\/.196\/.098 line with a .293 OPS.<\/p>\n<p>Baltimore is now confident that Mayo\u2019s right-handed bat is ready for major league pitching with a high confidence level that he can offer more upside at the plate than Mountcastle. While a deal isn\u2019t imminent, Baltimore\u2019s willingness to make a deal this early suggests we won\u2019t have to wait until the summer for a move.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tpd-read-more-container callout\"><a class=\"tpd-read-more-image\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/mlb\/lists\/best-baseball-players-of-all-time-mlb-history\/\" aria-label=\"Best baseball players of all time: Ranking the 30 best MLB players ever\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=428,height=241,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Syndication-USA-TODAY-21371910.jpg\" alt=\"Best baseball players of all time: Ranking the 30 best MLB players ever\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"tpd-read-more-headline\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Baltimore Orioles season just started and the club is already dealing with a myriad of injuries. 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