The Baltimore Orioles got better this deadline

[terpoh]

People can contain about giving up too much, not getting enough back. But the MLB team improved a lot over the past few days with the trades we made. We got a #3 starter and a #4/5 starter which are both upgrades. We got two flame throwing relievers who have playoff experience and move another (Suarez) into the pen where his stuff hopefully plays better. We got a RHH OF that crushed LHP Elias said he was looking to acquire.

We’re bringing Holliday up it seems and Mayo hopefully not far behind.

Positive vibes only- let’s go win a World Series!

[Grt 2BA FL Gator]

I am pleased with the overall work. He traded a good amount of depth pieces or guys that were blocked to improve this years team and subsequent years as well. Nothing sexy. Just solidly plugging holes. I’m a fan, even though no one move was overwhelming and we did have to give up quantity of prospects. I think Elias balanced well the need to deal from our farm but keeping it pretty well in tact. 

[O's84]

I don't think Holiday is anywhere close to coming up.

[capyy]

You have to trust elias

 

this forum is unbelievably toxic with inventing problems. you'd think we were watching the white sox not the orioles. we have so much to be thankful for. let elias cook and enjoy it. there are lots of things to like about the players acquried. i'm excited and can't wait to watch it. 

[Pushmonkey]

Just now, O's84 said:

I don't think Holiday is anywhere close to coming up.

Or Mayo. They are not coming up. Maybe next year. 

[LockUpTheGunner]

Great job Mike Elias! I give him a A grade! Time to go to the world series and win our first world series since 83.

[Orioles Jim]

Cole Irvin being gone helps by being addition by subtraction.

If adding the additional guys clears more of the clutter, then we’ve gotten better on that alone!

Soto/Seranthony/Kimbrel/Cano/Coulombe is potentially a very good end of the bullpen. 

[oriole]

I don’t know if I agree. They’re more or less the same. No one was acquired that makes the lineup better, the bullpen will have a seemingly equal amount of “who’s gonna give up the big inning or be lights out tonight?” type of guys, the rotation got a little depth on the absolute back end. 
 

Eflin was a good move, I’ll say that much. The bullpen additions are alright…better than nothing I suppose. But what are we supposed to do with Jiménez? Is he gonna suck up at bats due to being a veteran? 
 

I’ll give myself some time to digest the moves, maybe I’m just feeling annoyed that nothing impactful was done. It’s good the top 3 prospects stuck around at least.

[HowAboutThat]

Who’s the other reliever? Dominguez and….?

I am less enthusiastic, but whatever. This is the squad now. Unfurl the flags and charge!

[PeteCanes]

Added two good pieces to the rotation for sure.  Lots of trickledown from that.  
 

and gave up Norby and Stowers+

Edited July 30 by PeteCanes

[terpoh]

1 minute ago, HowAboutThat said:

Who’s the other reliever? Dominguez and….?

I am less enthusiastic, but whatever. This is the squad now. Unfurl the flags and charge!

Soto

[HowAboutThat]

Just now, terpoh said:

Soto

Soto is a shortstop.

[Bahama O's Fan]

Are any of out acquisitions optionable?

[Sanfran327]

I tend to agree with this. Definitely help the bullpen, definitely helped the rotation, obviously the position players we acquired are a little lackluster. Maybe Jimenez hits a big home run for us down the stretch to chip in a little bit.

it’s going to be interesting to see what the 26 man roster looks like in 48 hours when all these major league players we just acquired arrive in Baltimore. It doesn’t seem like we moved that many pieces off of the major league roster to make room for all the players we acquired.

[terpoh]

2 minutes ago, HowAboutThat said:

Soto is a shortstop.

Gregory Soto from the Phillies…