{"id":60149,"date":"2025-06-07T16:02:26","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T16:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=60149"},"modified":"2025-06-07T16:02:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T16:02:26","slug":"why-the-orioles-need-to-sell-high-on-red-hot-ramon-laureano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=60149","title":{"rendered":"Why the Orioles need to sell high on red-hot Ramon Laureano?"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"relative z-10\">\n<div class=\"article-intro mb-4 text-black font-group-large md:font-group-normal lg:font-group-large\">The Baltimore Orioles need to sell on their depreciating assets like Ramon Laureano here soon.<\/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_0,w_4678,h_2631\/c_fill,w_360,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01jx37zbhk9gt3rh1w31.jpg 1x,  \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_4678,h_2631\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01jx37zbhk9gt3rh1w31.jpg 2x, \n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_4678,h_2631\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01jx37zbhk9gt3rh1w31.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 719px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_4678,h_2631\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01jx37zbhk9gt3rh1w31.jpg 1x, \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_4678,h_2631\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01jx37zbhk9gt3rh1w31.jpg 2x, \n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_4678,h_2631\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01jx37zbhk9gt3rh1w31.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 1079px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_4678,h_2631\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01jx37zbhk9gt3rh1w31.jpg 1x, \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_4678,h_2631\/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01jx37zbhk9gt3rh1w31.jpg 2x,\n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_4678,h_2631\/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01jx37zbhk9gt3rh1w31.jpg 3x\" media=\"(min-width: 1080px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"Ramon Laureano, Baltimore Orioles\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_4678,h_2631\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/229\/01jx37zbhk9gt3rh1w31.jpg\" alt=\"Ramon Laureano, Baltimore Orioles\" width=\"4678\" height=\"2631\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"Ramon Laureano, 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\">Ramon Laureano, Baltimore Orioles | Ellen Schmidt\/GettyImages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-center lg:justify-normal\">\n<div class=\"flex lg:mr-4 lg:w-[calc(70%-3em)] max-w-full\"><main class=\"min-w-0 flex-1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"viewablity-block\">\n<figure class=\"player-wrapper relative aspect-video mb-[18px] bg-grey rounded-md hidden player-wrapper-lg md:block\">\n<div id=\"mm-player-placeholder-large-screen\" class=\"absolute top-0 left-0 w-full h-full\">\n<div class=\"voltax-mp-placeholder voltax-mp-placeholder-anchored floating\" data-is-split-view=\"false\">\n<div class=\"voltax-mp-container-anchored\">\n<div class=\"titleBar title-anchor\"><span class=\"title\"><span class=\"\">Mariners Slugger Cal Raleigh is a BEAST! | Tom Verducci<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Very little has gone right for the\u00a0Baltimore Orioles\u00a0this season. At 25-36 on the season, the Orioles find themselves a full 13 games back of the\u00a0New York Yankees\u00a0in the AL East race and in last place in the division.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The only teams worse than them in the American League so far are the\u00a0Athletics\u00a0and the\u00a0Chicago White Sox. That is not company you want to keep when you are playing in the Junior Circuit.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">So what are the Orioles to do? Have a fire sale? Precisely. One player who could be moved at or before the deadline is 30-year-old outfielder Ramon Laureano<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">. While he is currently on the 10-day injured list with a sprained ankle, retroactive to May 29, he was on a tear at the plate in his five most recent games. He was 10-for-16 in his last five games played for the Orioles, dating back to May 20.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Despite only 103 plate appearances on the year, Laureano ranks fourth on the lowly Orioles in WAR at 1.2. On the season, he is hitting .266\/.320\/.532 with six home runs and 11 runs batted in over the course of 36 games. The only Orioles hitter who has been as consistently strong as Laureano has been in spots this season is designated hitter Ryan O&#8217;Hearn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">His WAR of 2.0 leads the team as of June 5.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The fact Laureano is in a contract year and is notoriously streaky should signify he has to be dealt.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Baltimore Orioles should sell high on Ramon Laureano while they can<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Throughout his eight-year\u00a0MLB\u00a0career, fans of the Athletics,\u00a0Cleveland Guardians,\u00a0Atlanta Braves\u00a0and now Orioles can tell you all you need to know about Laureano&#8217;s game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">When he is on, you sometimes wonder why he has not been named to an All-Star team just yet. When he is off, you wonder why he is even on an MLB roster.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The answer lies in the in between. The guy is an incredibly streaky ballplayer.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Laureano should be back in Baltimore in about a week after he finishes his rehab assignment with Triple-A Norfolk Tides. Will he be hitting at a .556 clip like he was before he went on the injured list? I sincerely doubt it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">At this stage of his career, Laureano feels like a player who will be a year-by-year contributor until he eventually washes out of the league. Baltimore could conceivably re-sign him.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">That is even more of a reason to potentially sell high on a player like Laureano. He may feel right at home in Baltimore, but this team is not ready to compete at the level it needs to just yet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Rather than selling off on emerging players in their core who have not quite ripened yet, Laureano for a prospect seems like an easy fix. In the end, Baltimore is in the midst of one of its worst seasons in some time.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">It all comes down to the right buyer in the case of Laureano, but the Orioles are likely sellers here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/main><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Baltimore Orioles need to sell on their depreciating assets like Ramon Laureano here soon. 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