4 most tradeable Orioles players/prospects with GM meetings on the horizon

The Baltimore Orioles are expected to be active this offseason and are reportedly entering the winter with an “open mind” and listening to trade offers for everyone on the roster, except for first baseman Pete Alonso. 

“Listening” to offers on players and “actively shopping” players are two different things, but it’s at least another sign that the Orioles are open to improving the roster in multiple ways. Recently hired general manager Jared Banner promised “uncomfortable” conversations in the front office this offseason and also discussed the idea that, to acquire talent, sometimes you have to give up talent in order to improve Baltimore’s roster going into 2027. 

Unlike previous offseasons, the Orioles are entering the winter with more prospects, specifically pitching prospects, on the doorstep of the majors. They also have a logjam of infielders, notably at third base, who could be attractive to teams looking for an upgrade at the position in an offseason with a particularly weak group of third-base options.

Here are the four most tradable players the Baltimore Orioles currently have to offer, including two major leaguers and two prospects. 

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Jordan Westburg

Jordan Westburg missed the entire 2026 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery, but he started a hitting progression back in September and should be ready to go for the start of the 2027 season, whenever that may be. He’s entering arbitration for the first time this offseason and is projected to make just $1.5 million in 2027, providing a team interested in acquiring him with multiple years of cost-effective control. 

It’s easy to forget how productive Westburg was before the injury, popping a combined 35 home runs in 2024 and 2025, with a 125 wRC+ in 2024 and 115 wRC+ in 2025. Injuries have been an issue throughout Westburg’s career, but when he’s on the field, he’s been a quiet boost to Baltimore’s lineup. 

Coby Mayo may have more value on the market, but Mayo earned more playing time in 2027, and with Samuel Basallo expected to DH more next season and the Orioles unlikely to move Mayo to the outfield, a notable chunk of his playing time likely comes at third base. Mayo didn’t spend last offseason working on his defense at third base and was notified only days before spring training to get ready for a heavy workload in the hot corner, but with the help of infield coordinator Miguel Cairo, Mayo showed improvements defensively as the season progressed.

He also emerged as a league-average bat against right-handed pitching down the stretch after a brutal run against righties for much of the 2026 season, despite terrorizing lefties all year. A strong belief in his continued development could make Jordan Westburg more expendable. 

Dylan Beavers

When the Orioles drafted Dylan Beavers out of California in the 2022 MLB Draft, they knew his bat was going to be a big project. After years of development and emphasis on improving his offensive profile, Beavers had a breakout year in Triple-A in 2025 that earned him a major league call-up, where he flashed his potential with four home runs, a 19% walk rate, and a 125 wRC+ across 35 major league games. 

Beavers had his moments in 2026, but ended the year with a .228 average, nine home runs, just a .307 on-base percentage, and a wRC+ of 94. Most notably, the defensive struggles and questions that surrounded Beavers when he was in the minors have continued in the majors. According to Baseball Savant, Beavers’ -8 Fielding Run Value ranked in the 7th percentile, while his -9 Outs Above Average ranked in the 4th percentile. 

He’s still a young player who was hit with some injuries last season, so there are reasons to be optimistic about Beavers’ potential to be a productive bat as part of the strong side of a platoon. He may not be a headliner in a trade, but perhaps a team like Seattle or Cincinnati would be interested in Beavers (or Westburg!) plus more in exchange for pitching. 

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Nestor German

You can never have too much pitching, but the Orioles do have a plethora of arms they can trade this offseason. Luis De Leon flashed his potential in the big leagues at the end of the season, but is expected to continue to work as a starter in Triple-A to begin 2027, while the Orioles also have a group of pitchers either on the cusp of the big leagues or vying for Triple-A time next year, including Trey Gibson, Michael Forret, Anthony Eyanson, Joseph Dzierwa, Caden Hunter, Levi Wells, Sebastian Gongora, and more. 

German was a largely unknown 11th-round pick out of Seattle University in 2023, but he quickly developed into one of the top pitching prospects in the Orioles system. After opening the season with an ERA of 5.49 and 26 K/16 BB over 19 innings in April, German was able to showcase more consistency with his control, something that haunted him throughout his time in the minors thus far. He walked 14 over his next 48 innings and put up a dominant month in June that saw him post a 1.59 ERA with 24 Ks and 6 BB and a .196 average against in five starts. 

It seemed as if German was very close to a major league call-up at that point, but he was shut down with a shoulder injury in August and did not return. He’s been in Sarasota working out and throwing again, and it doesn’t appear as if the shoulder injury is going to impact his offseason in a significant way. 

With a five-pitch mix that includes a devastating splitter that produced a 50% whiff rate this past season, German has the makings of a back-end big league starter, at least. He’s also Rule 5 eligible this offseason. While there’s no guarantee that the Rule 5 draft will happen, the Orioles could look to include German as part of a package for a major league starter that also helps clear up the Orioles’ Rule 5 logjam. 

Ike Irish

The Orioles don’t have much to offer in terms of upper-level bats, but they do have 2025 first-round pick Ike Irish. 

Considered by some to be one of the top bats in the SEC last year, Irish played in 76 games this season, all at the High-A level, hitting .286 with 20 doubles, 16 home runs, and putting up a .916 OPS. He was hit in the wrist early in the year, which didn’t result in an IL stint, but did impact him for a couple of weeks. It was a meniscus tear in July that did cause Irish to miss the rest of the season, just days before he was going to be called up to Double-A. 

The knee injury is clearly behind him as the Orioles sent him to the Arizona Fall League, where he’s hitting .313 with more walks than strikeouts, playing in the outfield and swiping bases. 

No longer a catcher, Irish split his time between first base, left field, and right field in his first season of pro ball, so there’s some positional flexibility in his profile. The top 100 prospect likely starts 2027 in Double-A, but he shouldn’t be there long after a strong AFL performance helped make up for lost time this season, so a team looking for a near major league ready bat could be intrigued by Irish’s potential to reach the majors in 2027. 

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