The Baltimore Orioles had as busy a trade deadline as any other team.
Baltimore made a total of seven trades in the days leading up to the 3 p.m. Tuesday deadline, including five that day.
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The Orioles acquired right-handed starter Zach Eflin, left-handed starter Trevor Rogers, right handed reliever Seranthony Domínguez, left-handed reliever Gregory Soto, outfielders Eloy Jiménez, Austin Slater, and Cristian Pache, infielder Livan Soto, and minor league right-handed pitcher Patrick Reilly.
They sent out two MLB players — outfielder Austin Hays and second baseman Connor Norby — and a handful of other prospects. They kept their best minor league prospects, though, in Jackson Holliday, Coby Mayo, and Samuel Basallo.
Following their busy deadline, the Orioles needed to make room for all their new acquisitions on the active roster — and unfortunately, one player didn’t last very long.
On Friday, days before MLB‘s trade deadline, the Orioles and Philadelphia Phillies made their first of two trades. The Phillies sent Domínguez and Pache to Baltimore for Hays. However, that trade is now looking more like a one-for-one swap.
On Thursday, the Orioles designated Pache for assignment to make room for Jiménez and Slater. They also activated Rogers, recalled Soto, optioned left-handed pitcher Keegan Akin and outfielder Heston Kjerstad, and placed infielder Jordan Westburg on the injured list in a massive roster move.
For Pache, his Orioles career ends after one plate appearance, at least for the time being. Pache will now head to waivers, where he’ll be able to be picked up by another team. If he passes waivers, though, the Orioles will be able to outright him to Triple-A and keep him in the minor leagues.
Pache, 25, is a former No. 1 overall prospect in the Atlanta Braves organization. He’s struggled with the Braves, Oakland Athletics, and Phillies at the MLB level, slashing .181/.244/.274 in 216 career games. With the Orioles, he went 1-for-1 with a single.
Pache still has plenty of time to find a permanent home at the MLB level and reach his full potential. With all the young stars the Orioles have, though, it was unlikely to happen in Baltimore.
As for the Orioles, they kick off a four-game set with the Cleveland Guardians, MLB‘s best team in terms of record, on Thursday. The Orioles are clinging on to a 0.5-game lead in the American League East over the surging New York Yankees.
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