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The Baltimore Orioles have struggled throughout this season, and there is wide speculation that the club will be sellers come the MLB trade deadline on July 31. However, insiders stirred the pot, urging Baltimore to also find a way to be a buyer as well.

Tomoyuki Sugano has been their best pitcher this season, and he's a free agent at the end of the year. He can bring back a nice haul. Cedric Mullins leads the team in home runs and RBI, and he might be one of the best bats available. Trading him could bring back a nice return while also opening some playing time for their many young prospects.

The Baltimore Orioles began to show some signs of life at the end of May and into June, with some people wondering if they were finally turn things around.

The Baltimore Orioles will be without first baseman Ryan O'Hearn for Saturday's game against the Los Angeles Angels.

Rosenthal and Sammon note the plethora of trade chips the Orioles boast in their walk year, such as Zach Eflin, Tomoyuki Sugano, Charlie Morton, Ryan O’Hearn, Cedric Mullins, Seranthony Dominguez, Gregory Soto, and Gary Sánchez.

Vazquez found himself let go as part of that purge and was designated for assignment to make room for the addition of Berti to the 40-man roster, which ultimately facilitated his trade to the Orioles organization.

The Baltimore Orioles officially place utility man Jorge Mateo on the injured list, and bring up another player to the roster.