Orioles trade reliever Bryan Baker to Rays for 37th pick in draft
July 10, 2025
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. Orioles GM Mike Elias wouldn’t completely commit to that idea speaking to media before Thursday’s doubleheader against the New Yor Mets, citing the 2024 Detroit Tigers, who traded players off their major league roster, then surged into a playoff spot. But he acknowledged the possibility on a day that began with last-place Baltimore (40-50) sitting 12 1/2 games behind division-leading Toronto and seven out of the final AL wild card spot.
