Ryan O’Hearn was the Baltimore Orioles’ lone all star representative. Now he and Ramon Laureano are on their way to San Diego. The Orioles traded them this afternoon.
In return the O’s are getting the following prospects:
LHP Boston Bateman
INF Cobb Hightower
INF/OF Victor Figueroa
RHP Tyson Neighbors
INF Brandon Butterworth
RHP Tanner Smith
Bateman especially is sort of a big one. Only at single-A, but he’s one of San Diego’s top prospects. The O’s may have sold a lot today. But they got a decent return.
I’m surprised they traded Laureano, who’s still under team control. However that may have been the X-factor in getting what they got back. The haul they got on all of their trades is heavy on pitching, but the core of the team and the future is still in tact.
Interesting move by San Diego also. At first glance, it looks like the Orioles kind of fleeced them. If you’re their GM, you’re running a huge risk in saying this year or bust. When you take a leap of faith like that, you’d better be right.
Birdland Crush 
Booooooooooooo. Along with Mullins, Morton and Urias. Morton we can live with, though he started coming around, but the rest of this. Feeling mighty bitter. Feels like the last time once Manny, Jonesy and everyone got dealt en masse. Mullins played his guts out this week and last, only to get this? Hope he gets a ring with the Mets, then. No patience or loyalty to the fans. Modern baseball is incredible with the play, incredibly heartbreaking thanks to Big Business.
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A good rule of thumb is everything is business and money. EVERYTHING. The core of the franchise is in tact. Jackson, Henderson, Rutschman, Cowser, etc. This isn’t a rip down. It’s a retool. You go forward. Rinse and repeat if necessary.
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