Charlie Morton has posted a 2.68 ERA in his last nine outings (six starts), but he still has a 5.63 ERA on the season and is making $15 million for the year. He's 41 years old. Still, he's a free agent after the year, so it might be possible to move him.

With the trade deadline less than five weeks away, Mike Elias is holding out hope that the Orioles can orchestrate a turnaround. But he also recognizes that they’re running out of time to do it. The Orioles’ executive vice president and general manager has held wide-ranging discussions within the front office on how they will approach the deadline,