The Orioles' successful weekend at Tampa Bay June 23-25 has temporarily silenced the calls for the team to consider unloading some of its players. If the team again flounders during the next several weeks and realistically falls out of the chase for a postseason berth, there could be a change of course. For the first time in the six seasons Dan Duquette has been in charge, the club could decide to retool for 2018.
The Orioles executive vice president of baseball operations, has some interesting decisions to make.
There are six players set to become free agents after this season: right-handed pitchers Ubaldo Jimenez and Chris Tillman, outfielders Craig Gentry, Hyun Soo Kim and Seth Smith and infielder Ryan Flaherty. Three other players, catcher Welington Castillo, shortstop J.J. Hardy and left-handed starter Wade Miley, have options for 2018.
