{"id":52255,"date":"2025-05-01T12:16:36","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T12:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=52255"},"modified":"2025-05-01T12:16:36","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T12:16:36","slug":"breaking-dont-be-surprised-if-this-orioles-player-is-gone-by-the-mlb-trade-deadline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=52255","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: Don&#8217;t be surprised if this Orioles player is gone by the MLB trade deadline"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"relative z-10\">\n<div class=\"article-intro mb-4 text-darkGrey font-group-large md:font-group-normal lg:font-group-large\">If Baltimore&#8217;s slide continues, this shocking player could be on the chopping block.<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"mb-0 md:mb-9 relative md:mx-10 md:mb-9\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_241,w_7350,h_4134\/c_fill,w_360,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01jt3z9h8rcn26c8e4pm.jpg 1x,  \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_241,w_7350,h_4134\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01jt3z9h8rcn26c8e4pm.jpg 2x, \n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_241,w_7350,h_4134\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01jt3z9h8rcn26c8e4pm.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 719px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_241,w_7350,h_4134\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01jt3z9h8rcn26c8e4pm.jpg 1x, \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_241,w_7350,h_4134\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01jt3z9h8rcn26c8e4pm.jpg 2x, \n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_241,w_7350,h_4134\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01jt3z9h8rcn26c8e4pm.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 1079px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_241,w_7350,h_4134\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01jt3z9h8rcn26c8e4pm.jpg 1x, \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_241,w_7350,h_4134\/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01jt3z9h8rcn26c8e4pm.jpg 2x,\n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_241,w_7350,h_4134\/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01jt3z9h8rcn26c8e4pm.jpg 3x\" media=\"(min-width: 1080px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"Tomoyuki Sugano, Baltimore Orioles\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_241,w_7350,h_4134\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/229\/01jt3z9h8rcn26c8e4pm.jpg\" alt=\"Tomoyuki Sugano, Baltimore Orioles\" width=\"7350\" height=\"4134\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"Tomoyuki Sugano, Baltimore Orioles\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">Tomoyuki Sugano, Baltimore Orioles | Greg Fiume\/GettyImages<br \/>\nWildes was wrong about Rockets, Cavs suffer from Curse of Brou in Nick&#8217;s Tiers | First Things First<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap\">\n<div class=\"flex mr-4 lg:w-[calc(70%-3em)] max-w-full\"><main class=\"min-w-0 flex-1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"viewablity-block\">\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p>Expectations were high for the\u00a0Baltimore Orioles\u00a0coming into this season. No team has a more expansive pipeline of young talent.<\/p>\n<p>No team has more future star-power than the O&#8217;s, whose depth extends well beyond the MLB roster.<\/p>\n<p>And yet, at 11-18, the Orioles are dead last in a competitive AL East. It&#8217;s too early to give up hope entirely, but it&#8217;s unclear how Baltimore claws its way out of this hole.<\/p>\n<p>The offense has performed well below expectations, with Gunnar Henderson, Adley Rutschman and Ryan Mountcastle all boasting an OPS below .700 so far.<\/p>\n<p>Again, some of these trends will reverse in due time, but we are already through April and the O&#8217;s look dead in the water.<\/p>\n<p>Even worse than Baltimore&#8217;s offense is the pitching staff. With injuries piling up, the O&#8217;s are getting smoked on a regular basis.<\/p>\n<p>Kyle Gibson\u00a0stepped in and fell apart\u00a0in his first start with Baltimore this week. Charlie Morton, their\u00a0prized offseason addition\u00a0to replace Corbin Burnes, has finally lost his battle to Father Time.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">With Kyle Bradish, Zach Eflin and Grayson Rodriguez all on the IL, it&#8217;s unclear when Baltimore can expect a fully functional rotation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Maybe not until next season, if we&#8217;re being honest.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">That leaves one pitcher vulnerable to trade talks as the season progresses \u2014 Tomoyuki Sugano.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Orioles could shop Tomoyuki Sugano if season continues on downward spiral<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" data-uw-rm-sr=\"\">Baltimore inked Sugano to a\u00a0one-year, $13 million contract\u00a0out of Japan last winter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" data-uw-rm-sr=\"\">Much of the attention for NBP pitchers in free agency was focused on 22-year-old phenom Roki Sasaki, but Sugano offered veteran wisdom and an impressive arsenal of pitches at 35 years old.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">While not a long-term option, there was a firm belief that Sugano could function as a key weapon in the middle of Baltimore&#8217;s injury-battered, depth-deprived rotation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">So far, Sugano has delivered on the hype and then some, logging a 3.00 ERA and 1.15 WHIP across six starts. He has allowed 32 hits, 11 earned runs and only six walks through 33.0 innings, with 17 strikeouts to his name.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Sugano has, frankly, exceeded expectations \u2014 in part due to the fathomless void of talent around him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">He has been the only productive starter in Baltimore through two months of the season, and while that is a massive failure on account of general manager Mike Elias and the front office, it has put a spotlight on Sugano&#8217;s success. He has been a ray of sunlight in the darkness for O&#8217;s fans.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">So, why might he end up on the trade block? Well, it&#8217;s simple logic. He&#8217;s on a one-year contract and the O&#8217;s are not good right now.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">If Baltimore continues to slip out of contention, Elias will need to consider selling at the trade deadline.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">There is a strong market for quality pitching nowadays, and Sugano is the only regular Orioles starter of any value right now.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">With Zach Eflin due back sooner than later, Baltimore&#8217;s rotation will not stay\u00a0<em>this<\/em>\u00a0bad all season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">That just makes it easier to cash in on Sugano&#8217;s value as an expiring contract, especially since the O&#8217;s have given him very little reason to consider re-signing in 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">He&#8217;s nearing the end of his career, even as a rookie, and ought to prefer a more established contender with a serious front office.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Sugano won&#8217;t return a king&#8217;s ransom at 35 years old, especially not on a one-year deal, but if the O&#8217;s can add more young talent to the pipeline \u2014 preferably at pitcher, but really anywhere \u2014 then it becomes a worthwhile proposition. 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