The Baltimore Orioles are vying for a spot, but that hasn’t stopped them from letting players go on the trade deadline this season. After a day of trading Tree Mancini To the Houston Astros, the Orioles traded closer Jorge Lopez to the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday.
The Orioles received four minor league pitchers: left-handed Cady Povich, muskeen with the right Illuminate Kanoright diluted Juan Nunez and left hand Juan Rojas.
Lopez has 19 saves and 4-6 with 1.68 ERA. He has 54 strikes in 48 innings this season.
Emilio Bagan Leading the Twins with nine saves this season, followed by Johan Doran Six.
AL Central’s leading twins (54-48) lead in one game over the Cleveland Guardians who enter Tuesday’s games. The Orioles (52-51) have been the surprise of the season and are just two and a half games away from the AL Wild Champion’s last place.
Povich, 22, was selected in the third round of the 2021 draft, 6-8 with a 4.46 ERA in 16 starts for High-A Cedar Rapids this season. Kano, 28, is 1-0 with 9.22 ERA in 13⅔ innings in a major this season and 1-1 with 1.90 ERA in 23⅔ innings at Triple-A St. Paul. Nunez, 26, is 4-2 with a 3.49 ERA in 28⅓ rounds at the top A-level this season. Rojas, 18, is 1-2 with a 3.60 ERA in eight games (six starts) over the 30-round Florida Complex.
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