A week from now, the MLB Winter Meetings at National Harbor in Washington, D.C., will be underway. In recent years, the Orioles haven't been terribly active during that week, except for the annual Rule 5 draft. Often, their biggest action comes the week before the meetings -- except, this year, that may be different.
A year ago, the Orioles pulled off one of their better trades in some time, acquiring outfielder/designated hitter Mark Trumbo from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for catcher Steve Clevenger. The Mariners were eager to shed salary, and the Orioles were eager to take Trumbo on.
That deal was done just before the Orioles had to offer contracts to the arbitration-eligible players on their 40-man roster, and this year, there are three familiar names who could find themselves without a contract.
