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By Jon Paul Hoornstra
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Orioles president of baseball operations Mike Elias told reporters Friday in Baltimore that his plans would not leave the team "in one bucket or another in terms of buying or selling.”
A few hours later, Elias agreed to trade one of his starting pitchers to a team only one game behind them in the American League Wild Card standings.
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Right-hander Dean Kremer, who's spent all of his seven MLB seasons with the Orioles, was traded to the Minnesota Twins on July 31. Prospect Jhomnardo Reyes is going to Baltimore in return.
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Kremer is 42-44 with a 4.37 ERA in 133 career games (130 starts). This year, he's 1-4 with a 6.50 ERA in seven starts. He missed time with a right quad strain, then struggled after returning (1-3, 7.56 ERA in five July starts).
The Twins, who acquired left-handed reliever A.J. Minter from the New York Mets a day earlier, appear to be in full buyer's mode. But the difference between a buyer and a seller, in this case, is literally one game.
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The Twins (55-55) took the field against the Seattle Mariners on July 31 trailing the Cleveland Guardians for the third and final American League Wild Card berth. The Orioles (54-56) are one game behind Minnesota.
They're two of six teams that are within five games of Cleveland in the American League, where only the Royals, Athletics and Angels are truly out of contention. In the National League, the picture is similar: six teams are within five games of the third and final Wild Card berth, currently held by the Phillies. Only the Giants, Mets and Rockies are out.
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With so few sellers, and so many buyers, it stands to reason that buyers will need to get creative to address their areas of need.
Kremer is hardly the impact player fans salivate over acquiring at the trade deadline. But he's the focal point of an interesting trade that could set the tone for the next 72 hours.
Teams can't trade major league players after Monday.
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