This Orioles team has exceeded expectations so completely that it has managed to make the trade deadline more complicated, at least emotionally, than anyone could have expected.
But that group, whatever happens to it, has exceeded expectations so completely, coalesced so effectively, that it has managed to make that deadline more complicated, at least emotionally, than anyone could have expected. Somewhere along the way, these Orioles became greater than the sum of their parts, a team with a knack for magic and unmistakable personality — the kind of team worth rooting for, really, for the first time in quite some time.
Rougned Odor and Robinson Chirinos sat across from each other, divvying up poker chips. Jordan Lyles, a journeyman with a 5.17 career ERA whom the Orioles’ young pitchers refer to as “Dad,” hovered nearby. Jovial slugger Anthony Santander sat with them, along with Jorge Mateo. Before long, Ryan Mountcastle joined them.
Mancini is a perfect example of the kind of difficult deadline decision these Orioles have played themselves into, the kind of transitional figure they will remember if they become annual contenders — the kind of guy whose last act of service to the only team he has ever known may be to yield a few more young players to put it over the top.The Orioles do not have to trade him. Mancini has a mutual option for next season, so the Orioles could keep him and his .270 career batting average, .
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