{"id":65264,"date":"2025-07-01T07:42:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T07:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=65264"},"modified":"2025-07-01T07:42:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T07:42:00","slug":"report-orioles-top-trade-asset-faces-major-setback-losing-significant-value","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=65264","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Orioles\u2019 Top Trade Asset Faces Major Setback, Losing Significant Value"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_301,y_177,w_6326,h_3558\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/11\/01jyxzmpk619tpshx098.jpg\" alt=\"Tampa Bay Rays v Baltimore Orioles\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p>Most of Major League Baseball is watching the Baltimore Orioles as their front office determines whether they will be buyers or sellers ahead of the\u00a0Major League Baseball Trade Deadline.<\/p>\n<p>Performances like the one they had on Saturday against the Tampa Bay Rays will push the Orioles closer to the selling direction.<\/p>\n<p>The Orioles lost 11-3 on Saturday, and enter Sunday 7 games out of a wild card spot.<\/p>\n<p>At the center of the Orioles&#8217; loss on Saturday was a poor outing by veteran starting pitcher Zach Eflin, who gave up 4 runs on 5 hits in his lone inning of work.<\/p>\n<p>After the game, interim Orioles&#8217; manager Tony Mansolino\u00a0added some context to the struggles Eflin\u00a0had on Saturday.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1939096682978754711&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fbirdswatcher.com%2Fone-of-orioles-top-trade-deadline-assets-just-lost-significant-value&amp;sessionId=f4651f6598d08051ca2383b22ff37541d4553a3a&amp;siteScreenName=BirdsWatcherFS&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1939096682978754711\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Zach Eflin has a lower back strain. Felt it in bullpen warming up, thought he could pitch through it.#Orioles\u00a0interim manager Tony Mansolino said Eflin will get checked out, could get imaging done. TBD on whether it\u2019s an IL situation.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jake Rill (@JakeDRill) June 28, 2025<\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Orioles trade outlook shaken as this asset\u2019s value suddenly drops<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">It would seem that Eflin was wrong in his belief that he could pitch through the lower back.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Also, the fact that Mansolino didn&#8217;t immediately rule out a trip to the IL could derail part of the Orioles&#8217; plan for the trade deadline.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">If the Orioles do wind up selling, or even if they don&#8217;t, Eflin figures to be a trade target for teams in the market for starting pitching this season.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Eflin&#8217;s 2025 season hasn&#8217;t been easy on the eyes as he is carrying a 5.95 ERA through his first 12 starts this season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Striking out only 15.6 percent of the hitters he has faced this season, Eflin is depending heavily on the defense behind him. That hasn&#8217;t been a recipe for success, as Eflin&#8217;s expected ERA of 2.21 suggests he is being let down by the defense behind him.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Considering his track record, including a 4.9 fWAR season in 2023, Eflin likely will have his fair share of suitors ahead of the deadline.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Especially when you consider the number of teams that need pitching, and the lack of sellers in this year&#8217;s trade market.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Even with his struggles, the Orioles likely could get a decent return for Eflin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">However, to do so, Eflin would need to be healthy. A trip to the IL with a back injury would all but sink any trade value he has. Eflin is in the final year of a three-year deal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most of Major League Baseball is watching the Baltimore Orioles as their front office determines whether they will be buyers or sellers ahead of the\u00a0Major League Baseball&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":65265,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>REPORT: Orioles\u2019 Top Trade Asset Faces Major Setback, Losing Significant Value - NEWS USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=65264\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"REPORT: Orioles\u2019 Top Trade Asset Faces Major Setback, Losing Significant Value - 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