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The Baltimore Orioles were buyers at the MLB trade deadline in 2024 and came into this season hoping to be a World Series contender.<\/p>\n
Just over a month out from this season\u2019s trade deadline, Baltimore is very prepared to be a seller this summer.<\/p>\n
Jon Heyman of the New York Post writes that there is a 50 percent chance of the Orioles trading starting pitcher Zach Eflin, who will be one of the \u2018coveted\u2019 pitchers at the MLB trade deadline.<\/p>\n
While Heyman thinks there\u2019s at least a chance of Baltimore extending a qualifying offer to Eflin this summer, a trade becomes likely if the team doesn\u2019t turn things around by July.<\/p>\n
Zach Eflin contract (Spotrac): $18 million salary (2025), MLB free agent this winter<\/strong><\/p>\n The willingness to trade Eflin in a contract season comes less than a year after Baltimore acquired him in exchange for Matthew Etzel, Jackson Baumeister and Mac Horvath.<\/p>\n Based on his performance this season, the Orioles could get even less than that in return.<\/p>\n Heading into MLB games today, Eflin has been struggling in recent starts.<\/p>\n The 31-year-old holds a 5.40 ERA with 32 hits allowed in his last five starts, surrendering a .286 batting average with 8 home runs to opponents in 28.1 innings pitched.<\/p>\n Zach Eflin stats (ESPN): 4.47 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 31-6 K-BB, .260 batting average allowed, .792 OPS allowed in 46.1 innings pitched<\/p>\n The veteran right-handed pitcher has largely been successful on the mound before this rough stretch.<\/p>\n After being acquired by the Orioles from the Tampa Bay Rays ahead of the 2024 MLB trade deadline, he posted a 2.60 ERA and 1.12 WHIP in 55.1 innings with Baltimore.<\/p>\n Any team acquiring Eflin will be on the hook for just under half of his $18 million salary. While the lack of multi-year control reduces the return Baltimore would net in a trade, his status as a half-season rental should still generate plenty of suitors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Baltimore Orioles were buyers at the MLB trade deadline in 2024 and came into this season hoping to be a World Series contender. Just over a… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":60228,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-60227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"\n