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Baltimore Orioles: Five Storylines To Follow In The Second Half

By Nick Stevens

BALTIMORE, MD - JUNE 29: Hanser Alberto #57 of the Baltimore Orioles celebrates a double that scores Chance Sisco #15 (not pitcured) in the second inning during a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on June 29, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MD - JUNE 29: Hanser Alberto #57 of the Baltimore Orioles celebrates a double that scores Chance Sisco #15 (not pitcured) in the second inning during a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on June 29, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) /
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TORONTO, ONTARIO – JULY 6: Andrew Cashner #54 of the Baltimore Orioles comes off the mound against Toronto Blue Jays at the end of the sixth inning during their MLB game at the Rogers Centre on July 6, 2019 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images) /

5) Who will the Baltimore Orioles trade? Who will they keep?

In an interview with The Athletic’s Dan Connolly ($), general manager Mike Elias discussed the possibility of deadline deals, saying that while numerous discussions have taken place, the market hasn’t been hot, yet. Once second-half play gets underway, expect this all to change.

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The Orioles have pieces who can be attractive to competing teams. Andrew Cashner is having a career year, Dylan Bundy has shown improvements and is still very young, Jonathan Villar provides speed and versatility, Mychal Givens has the stuff to be a fine bullpen piece (just not a closer), Pedro Severino is finally showing a solid bat to go with his impressive defense, and even Hanser Alberto may garner a few looks.

There’s also the much-discussed potential of a Trey Mancini deal and even the possibility of moving pieces like Renato Nunez. For contending teams looking to add help on the cheap, the Orioles have plenty of options.

For the Orioles, they could also elect to hang on to many of these pieces as they bridge the gap between the current roster and a roster which will compete. Unlike last season, Baltimore doesn’t have to jump on any deal that comes their way. They can sit back and wait as demand increases and the prices rise.

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What do you think, O’s fans? What storylines are you anxious to follow?

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