With the MLB trade deadline quickly approaching, the divide between buyers and sellers is becoming clearer. In this column, I’ll look at the Baltimore Orioles and Pittsburgh Pirates (potential sellers), their key players who could be moved, and interesting in-house pieces who could fill gaps or take on a higher role after the trade deadline.

The Baltimore Orioles are in a tough spot with the trade deadline on July 31. The team has severely underperformed, but after firing manager Brandon Hyde, the club is 25-21. Overall, the Orioles sport a 40-49 record and sit dead-last in the American League East and seven-and-a-half games back from the third AL Wild Card spot.

Despite sweeping the Atlanta Braves over the weekend, the Baltimore Orioles are still well under .500 and in last place in the American League East. The Oriole

Its Tuesday, July 8 and the Mets (52-39) are in Baltimore to open a series against the Orioles (40-49). Clay Holmes is slated to take the mound for New York against Brandon Young for Baltimore.

The Milwaukee Brewers look to capture their three-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers Tuesday, hoping to carry some of the momentum from their 9-1 win on Monday behind a dominant start from Freddy Peralta and the bats getting after Yoshinobu Yamamoto in the first inning.

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