{"id":73089,"date":"2025-08-02T14:48:59","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T14:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=73089"},"modified":"2025-08-02T14:48:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T14:48:59","slug":"grading-orioles-2025-trade-deadline-mike-elias-was-bold-but-altered-the-timeline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=73089","title":{"rendered":"Grading Orioles 2025 trade deadline: Mike Elias was bold but altered the timeline"},"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\"><strong>Orioles crushed the deadline\u2014so why are fans still uneasy?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex items-center justify-between text-darkGrey font-group-bigger\"><\/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_118,w_3386,h_1904\/c_fill,w_360,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01k1jz8vwsaj25e1ac1y.jpg 1x,  \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_118,w_3386,h_1904\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01k1jz8vwsaj25e1ac1y.jpg 2x, \n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_118,w_3386,h_1904\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01k1jz8vwsaj25e1ac1y.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 719px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_118,w_3386,h_1904\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01k1jz8vwsaj25e1ac1y.jpg 1x, \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_118,w_3386,h_1904\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01k1jz8vwsaj25e1ac1y.jpg 2x, \n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_118,w_3386,h_1904\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01k1jz8vwsaj25e1ac1y.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 1079px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_118,w_3386,h_1904\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01k1jz8vwsaj25e1ac1y.jpg 1x, \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_118,w_3386,h_1904\/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01k1jz8vwsaj25e1ac1y.jpg 2x,\n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_118,w_3386,h_1904\/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01k1jz8vwsaj25e1ac1y.jpg 3x\" media=\"(min-width: 1080px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"Jul 27, 2022; Baltimore, Maryland, USA;  Baltimore Orioles general manager Mike Elias reacts on the field before the game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Tampa Bay Rays at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_118,w_3386,h_1904\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/11\/01k1jz8vwsaj25e1ac1y.jpg\" alt=\"Jul 27, 2022; Baltimore, Maryland, USA;  Baltimore Orioles general manager Mike Elias reacts on the field before the game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Tampa Bay Rays at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images\" width=\"3386\" height=\"1904\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">Jul 27, 2022; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Baltimore Orioles general manager Mike Elias reacts on the field before the game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Tampa Bay Rays at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images | Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images<\/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 id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Heading into the MLB trade deadline, the expectation was that the Baltimore Orioles were going to be at the center of many trade discussions. Even with the recent injury to F\u00e9lix Bautista, the Orioles had several rental players that were expected to be moved, and credit to Elias for wasting no time in doing so.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The Orioles&#8217; deadline approach should be viewed as a success, but there is also some unpacking needed.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The\u00a0biggest trade the Orioles made was the deal that saw them send first baseman Ryan O&#8217;Hearn and outfielder Ramon Laureano to the San Diego Padres for a package of six players that included pitching prospect Boston Bateman and shortstop prospect Cobb Hightower.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Bateman has a fastball-curveball combo that should see him in the Orioles&#8217; starting rotation once he&#8217;s ready, and Hightower is a nice change-of-pace from the power-hitting prospects the Orioles have preferred in recent years.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Orioles deadline haul was strong, but their next steps are risky<\/h2>\n<p>The sneakiest move the Orioles made at the deadline was\u00a0moving Andrew Kittredge to the Cubs.\u00a0While there is a case to be made that Mike Elias should have targeted one of the Cubs&#8217; position-player prospects who are major league ready, infielder Wilfri De La Cruz was a steal. Only 17, there is a risk for variance as he develops, but he was a priority international signing for the Cubs, and has a very high ceiling.<\/p>\n<p>The Orioles also struck gold when they added right-handed pitching prospect Juaron Watts-Brown from the Toronto Blue Jays\u00a0for relief pitcher Seranthony Dom\u00ednguez. Adding an organizational Top 10 prospect for a rental relief pitcher can&#8217;t be seen as anything but a success for the Orioles. Of all the prospects the Orioles received at the deadline, Watts-Brown is one of the closest to being ready for the major league level, with his debut expected to come as soon as next season.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Grading Orioles 2025 trade deadline: B+<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">There was a handful of other moves the Orioles made, including trading Charlie Morton and Cedric Mullins, but the deals with the Padres, Cubs, and Blue Jays breathed\u00a0new life into the Orioles&#8217; farm system. It was a success. That said, the timeline of when those prospects will be ready doesn&#8217;t exactly match that of a team expecting to return to contention in 2026. 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