Orioles trade All-Star multi-player package to trade deadline's hungriest buyer

The Baltimore Orioles were the latest team to be involved with the madness that is the San Diego Padres' trade deadline strategy. After completing a blockbuster trade with the Athletics earlier in the day, adding Mason Miller and J.P. Sears, the Padres turned to the Orioles in a massive trade for All-Star first baseman Ryan O'Hearn and veteran outfielder Ramon Laureano.

It's been an incredibly busy afternoon for Orioles' general manager Mike Elias, who had already dealt Cedric Mullins to the New York Mets in the hours before the deal with the Padres.

With O'Hean having the best season of his career in a walk year, it was clear that the veteran first baseman was going to be moved, and the offensively starved Padres made all the sense in the world. With the Padres also needing help in their outfield, adding Laureano to the deal was a form of one-stop shopping.

Left-handed pitching prospect Boston Bateman is the prize prospect headed to Baltimore. With MLB Pipeline's latest rankings, Bateman was the Padres' No. 4 prospect. The Padres' second-round pick in the 2024 MLB draft, Bateman, has a fastball and curveball that project well at the Major League level. The downside, however, is that he is only 19 years old. While pitchers do often fly through farm systems, it's still looking like the 2028 season is the earliest that Orioles fans can expect to see Bateman at the Major League level.

Bateman was the first reported piece to be headed to the Orioles in this trade with the Padres. Reports have as many as six players headed to Baltimore as part of this deal.

While the timeline of the returns the Orioles have got in their trades ahead of the deadline haven't exactly matched that of a team expecting to contend in 2026, they have added a ton of talent to their farm system. Of course, as Orioles fans know all too well, that doesn't always translates to success at the Major League level.

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