Baltimore Orioles Most Notable Trades: National League West

SARASOTA, FL - FEBRUARY 23: Fans make their way into the ball park prior to a Grapefruit League spring training game between the Tampa Bay Rays and Baltimore Orioles at Ed Smith Stadium on February 23, 2018 in Sarasota, Florida. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
SARASOTA, FL - FEBRUARY 23: Fans make their way into the ball park prior to a Grapefruit League spring training game between the Tampa Bay Rays and Baltimore Orioles at Ed Smith Stadium on February 23, 2018 in Sarasota, Florida. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /
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SEATTLE, WA – SEPTEMBER 17: Mark Reynolds #12 of the Baltimore Orioles hits an RBI single in the first inning against the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field on September 17, 2012 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images) /

Trade history between the Baltimore Orioles and Arizona Diamondbacks.

The Orioles and Diamondbacks haven’t been frequent trading partners over the years with just four player-for-player deals made. The most recent move being a deal for outfielder Michael Bourn. The Orioles sent minor league outfielder Jason Heinrich to Arizona. Heinrich never made it out of the low minors and found himself in independent ball soon after the trade.

There was, however, one notable deal made between the two franchises back on December 6th of 2010.

Hernandez went on to have two very good seasons and two below-average seasons out of the bullpen for Arizona after the deal and has continued to find success as a journeyman reliever for three additional teams, including a repeat stint with the Diamondbacks in 2017. With Arizona, Hernandez went 15-18 with a 3.64 ERA and 1.14 WHIP, striking out a career-high 10.3/9 IP during his tenure. Mickolio would go on to give up five runs on ten hits across his only six innings of work at the major league level with Arizona.

Reynolds played a key role in that magical 2012 season for the Baltimore Orioles. He hit just .221 in each of his two seasons with the Orioles but slugged 60 home runs and 53 doubles with a .328 OBP and .458 slugging percentage across his 290 games in an Orioles uniform.

The former University of Virginia standout has since played for six different franchises and is currently sitting at 298 career home runs. Both Hernandez and Reynolds are free agents as of December 2019.