Five for Friday: Pitching prospects the Orioles have recently traded

By Jake Lourim

Baltimore Sun

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Aug 05, 2016 at 1:00 pm

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Miranda made his major-league debut for the Orioles on July 3 — against the Mariners, coincidentally — allowing three runs in two innings to aid a depleted bullpen. His first big-league start was a spot start Thursday against the Boston Red Sox. He pitched six innings and allowed two runs on eight hits, earning a no-decision. (Otto Greule Jr / Getty Images)

Ahead of last Monday's non-waiver trade deadline, the Orioles made their fifth and sixth deadline deals in the past four years. And on Thursday, the ramifications of one of those deals began to play out, as Wade Miley made his Orioles debut at Camden Yards and Ariel Miranda made his Mariners debut in Seattle.

Many of the trades the Orioles have made at the deadline and during the offseason have been useful for them — most significantly the 2014 deal that brought reliever Andrew Miller, who helped the team reach the American League Championship Series — but they have also come at a cost. While the Orioles have positioned themselves in the playoff chase in each of the past five seasons, the pitching prospects they have traded to get there have begun to flourish, Miranda being the most recent.

Click on the photos to read about the five recent centerpiece prospects in those Orioles trades.