As of now, the Orioles’ shortstop is blowing by the six-time All-Star. Elias said that the group is still active in talks, which could lead to the departure of a few more veteran players on the big league roster as the Orioles look to continue to add young talent to the organization.While Elias is hopeful that the Orioles’ system, which he said was a consensus top 10-to-12 system in baseball, is building the talent he thinks it is, there are still a few more deadline days like Sunday — with a selling team trading off parts — to be endured.“I think we’ve seen some, it looks like exhaustion the last couple of days, and I think that some of our activities leading into the trade deadline put our bullpen in a bad spot,” Elias said. The walk-off loss didn’t help.“I think that there was so much swirling about it, so much talk about it, that everybody was prepared in case that did happen,” manager Brandon Hyde said of the Givens trade. There’s The Orioles chose [Jose] Iglesias over Adeiny HechavarrÃa in their winter search for a glove-first shortstop.â Kubatko linked the Orioles to Hechavarria back in December, but La Pantera ultimately re-upped with the Braves on a . Iglesias, too, could be a trade chip if the Orioles pick up his 2021 option for $3 million and shop him in the winter. They walk at similar rates, and though Hechavarria strikes out a little more, he still boasts an above-average ability to put the bat on the ball. First, the Orioles shipped out Milone to the Braves, then followed with a trade of Givens to the Rockies. Entering Sunday’s game against the Blue Jays, Iglesias was batting .406 with a .418 on-base percentage. It’s usually a rough few days from a roster standpoint and a bullpen standpoint and everything. The Orioles activated shortstop José Iglesias from the injured list Thursday, returning one of their most important bats to the lineup. That remained the case in Iglesias’ lone season in Cincinnati, but Iglesias nonetheless proved to be a nice bargain pickup for the club. The Orioles, meanwhile, splurged on Iglesias, signing the 30-year-old gloveman for a Still, Martin isnât giving up the possibility of winning a job at second base or in a utility role, . He was slated to DH and bat third on Thursday, but the O's and Rays opted not to And with pitchers Mychal Givens and Tommy Milone already gone, the deadline is always a uniquely difficult time for selling clubs. His isolated power was consistently below .100 for the early part of his career, but over the last three seasons, Iglesias has enjoyed a small bump to .114 ISO, .120 ISO, and .119 ISO. Great guy to have in the clubhouse.”The two infielders the Orioles received in the Givens trade, Tyler Nevin and Terrin Vavra, drew rave reviews from Elias. Iglesias was an All-Star in 2015. Back in Atlanta, we won’t likely find out, as he’s in line to back up For that matter, it’s difficult to compare the contracts signed by Hechavarria and Iglesias because their expected roles are so different – and the expectations of their clubs are so very divergent. Perhaps as a result of that, the Reds don’t want to gift him a starting spot in right field for next season.The Reds’ outfield next year could also continue to include Regardless of whether the Reds try to reunite with Grandal, it appears they’re shaping up to have one of the league’s most active offseasons. The trade deadline is at 4pm. He’s meant a lot to our organization on and off the field for a really long time, and we’re going to miss him. Both players entered the league fairly young and both saw their first significant action in 2012 (Iglesias at 22 with the Red Sox, Hechavarria at 23 with the Blue Jays).