Mike Elias will rue these three Baltimore Orioles MLB trade deadline blunders.
The Orioles are a strong contender, but did their late-season additions suffice to secure the championship?
The Baltimore Orioles were one team that was busy ahead of Tuesday evening’s 6 p.m. deadline when the MLB trade season came and went.
They took some action, but it’s unclear if it was sufficient to win them the World Series, and they might come to regret some of these errors.
3. Exchange of Eloy Jimenez for
When I learned that Baltimore was adding Eloy Jimenez to aid with the team’s dearth of outfield output, I puzzled my head for a moment.
Most significantly, it is well known that Jimenez has experienced frequent injuries over the course of his career. Having only played in 66 games this season, he has already missed almost half of them, and he has never played in more than 120 games.
It’s noteworthy that Jimenez presently has a career-low wRC+ of 84, which is 16 percent below the league average, despite the injuries
His.240/.297/.345 2024 slash line won’t help Baltimore’s offense either. Though his career-worst.105 ISO, 33 percent hard-hit rate, and 2.7 degree launch angle suggest he is not as fortunate as he may seem, these numbers still leave a lot to be desired for a player brought in to assist with
