US EditionOrioles Trade Reliever Bryan Baker to Rays for 37th Pick in Draft
MARYLAND, UNITED STATES, JUL 10 – The Rays acquired Baker to strengthen their bullpen amid injuries, while the Orioles gain a top-40 2025 draft pick to aid their rebuilding efforts, holding four of the top 37 picks.
- On Thursday, the Baltimore Orioles sent right-handed reliever Bryan Baker to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for the 37th selection in the 2025 MLB draft.
- The Orioles made this trade as they sit last in the AL East with a 40-50 record and may be sellers before the July 31 deadline with the draft days away.
- Baker has recorded a 3.52 ERA with 49 strikeouts over 38 1/3 innings this season and has primarily pitched in the role just before closer Felix Bautista for Baltimore.
- The Orioles added the $2.6 million slot value tied to the 37th overall pick, boosting their available signing bonus funds to a league-leading $18.9 million and giving them four selections within the first 37 picks.
- This trade underscores the significance of the upcoming draft, as Elias noted that while every draft holds value, having numerous selections makes this one especially crucial, reflecting Baltimore’s effort to rebuild.
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Jon Meoli: How to interpret Mike Elias' comments after the Bryan Baker trade
Leave it to Mike Elias and the Orioles to execute a trade that very much exists in a vacuum at a time when so much about this team — its near-term future, how he handles the trade deadline and how the Orioles eventually get back to being the playoff team they’re meant to be — hangs in the balance.
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Henry HeraldOrioles trade RHP Bryan Baker to Rays for draft pick
The Baltimore Orioles traded right-handed reliever Bryan Baker to the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday in exchange for the 37th pick in the upcoming 2025 MLB Draft.
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Orioles trade reliever Bryan Baker to Rays for 37th pick in draft
The Baltimore Orioles have traded right-handed reliever Bryan Baker to AL East rival Tampa Bay in exchange for the 37th overall pick in the 2025 MLB amateur draft, a sign that one of baseball’s most disappointing clubs could be sellers at the upcoming trade deadline.
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