{"id":70879,"date":"2025-07-24T12:33:16","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T12:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=70879"},"modified":"2025-07-24T12:33:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T12:33:16","slug":"update-latest-orioles-trade-rumors-have-felix-bautista-among-leagues-most-popular-targets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=70879","title":{"rendered":"Update: Latest Orioles trade rumors have Felix Bautista among league\u2019s most popular targets"},"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\">Mike Elias&#8217; phone is surely ringing off the hook.<\/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_3600,h_2025\/c_fill,w_360,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01k0vc8t8agvjm2v1mgw.jpg 1x,  \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_3600,h_2025\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01k0vc8t8agvjm2v1mgw.jpg 2x, \n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_3600,h_2025\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01k0vc8t8agvjm2v1mgw.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 719px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_3600,h_2025\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01k0vc8t8agvjm2v1mgw.jpg 1x, \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_3600,h_2025\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01k0vc8t8agvjm2v1mgw.jpg 2x, \n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_3600,h_2025\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01k0vc8t8agvjm2v1mgw.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 1079px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_3600,h_2025\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01k0vc8t8agvjm2v1mgw.jpg 1x, \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_3600,h_2025\/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01k0vc8t8agvjm2v1mgw.jpg 2x,\n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_3600,h_2025\/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01k0vc8t8agvjm2v1mgw.jpg 3x\" media=\"(min-width: 1080px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"Texas Rangers v Baltimore Orioles\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_3600,h_2025\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/11\/01k0vc8t8agvjm2v1mgw.jpg\" alt=\"Texas Rangers v Baltimore Orioles\" width=\"3600\" height=\"2025\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">Texas Rangers v Baltimore Orioles | Mitchell Layton\/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<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p>As the Baltimore Orioles continue to plummet in the standings, their status as sellers at the July 31 trade deadline is looking more and more like it&#8217;s etched in stone. Still with an impressive young core, the team\u00a0won&#8217;t be looking at a total teardown, but rather to flip some short-term and ill-fitting pieces for longer-term options that better fit with their foundation.<\/p>\n<p>There are\u00a0several players who fit this bill, and one in particular who is becoming increasingly popular as the deadline nears. That\u00a0player is closer Felix Bautista, and with the way the market is shaping up, dealing him at the deadline could give the Orioles a chance to procure the haul of their dreams.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Orioles closer Felix Bautista is becoming one of the hottest names on the trade block as the deadline approaches<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Relievers are always in high demand at the deadline, and the 2025 season has put that into overdrive. The number of contenders looking for help in the late innings is staggering, and Bautista is quickly becoming a name who can help teams that need someone who can shut the door in the ninth, or serve as a bridge to an existing closer.<\/p>\n<p>The mighty Los Angeles Dodgers have struggled with injuries all over their pitching staff this season, and just suffered another blow with\u00a0relief ace Tanner Scott hitting the IL. The division rival Yankees have struggled to find consistency withthe bridge to their back-end duo of Luke Weaver and Devin Williams.<\/p>\n<p>Philadelphia just signed David Robertson off of his couch to fill the vacancy left by\u00a0Jose Alvarado&#8217;s PED suspension, but it would be unwise of them to rely solely on a 40-year-old who has been away from the game for most of the season.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Meanwhile, the New York Mets are seeking answers to solidify their bridge to closer Edwin Diaz, and the Detroit Tigers have learned the hard way that a patchwork closer-by-committee approach has left an otherwise dominant roster vulnerable. Ditto for the Chicago Cubs, who have seen their plan of relying on youngster Porter Hodge in partnership with veteran Ryan Pressly fall flat.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">With so many needy contenders, Bautista will have high demand even if the market seems flush. The Pirates will dangle David Bednar, but some of the other rumored top options, such as Minnesota&#8217;s Jhoan Duran and Griffin Jax, and Cleveland&#8217;s Cade Smith and Emmanuel Clase, may or may not actually become available.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Even all of those aforementioned players do find themselves being shopped, Bautista&#8217;s track record of dominance will still put him at the top of most wishlists. Shockingly, his 2.60 ERA is actually the worst mark of his career, further demonstrating his talent.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Finally, Bautista doesn&#8217;t hit free agency until 2028, making him more than just a short-term fix. While you may believe that the Orioles should hang onto the 30-year-old due to that remaining control, his market may never be stronger than it is now, and as the laundry list of contenders interested in his services shows, a dominant closer is the cherry on top of a contending roster rather than a foundational piece.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">It&#8217;s looking very likely that the demand for Bautista&#8217;s services will present the Orioles with an offer they can&#8217;t refuse, setting them up well to quickly return to contention in 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/main><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mike Elias&#8217; phone is surely ringing off the hook. 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