The heat is on for a number of MLB executives. Pressure to make the postseason. Pressure to reduce payroll. Pressure to save their jobs. Ken_Rosenthal on those with the most to worry about.
, who left Wednesday’s game with left-knee discomfort, would leave them further depleted.
At some point, the injuries become difficult to overcome, figuring into the Rays’ deadline calculus, along with the team’s 5-16 record in July. But if Eflin is OK, Neander should proceed with and continue adding. He need not do anything stupid. He also should not forget that for three months, his team was the best in the game.Elias can rationalize a restrained approach to the deadline, figuring the Orioles will remain good, young and cheap for the foreseeable future. That essentially was his reasoning for making only modest upgrades in the offseason. His team would be better in 2024 than it would be in ‘23, better in ‘25 than it would be in ‘24, and so on.
Sorry, that logic no longer applies. Or, at least, it shouldn’t. Teams do not get to choose when their competitive windows open. If anything, the Orioles should act with as much urgency as the Rays if not more, considering they own the best record in the American League. If this all happened sooner than they expected, well, that’s a good thing!
The future is not guaranteed. Young players do not always progress in linear fashion. Relievers are the most volatile performers in the sport, so it’s hardly certain All-Star relievers
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