Orioles & Astros Linked To Blockbuster Trade

The Baltimore Orioles and Houston Astros are being linked in a proposed blockbuster trade idea as Baltimore’s early spring injury pileup has forced some uncomfortable conversations. 

With Jackson Holliday sidelined after hamate surgery and Jordan Westburg out with a UCL injury, the Orioles suddenly have an infield emergency on their hands, and the name being floated as a solution is Astros infielder Isaac Paredes.

Orioles Trade Buzz Centers on Isaac Paredes

The proposed concept making the rounds is that Baltimore targets Paredes as an immediate plug-and-play option who can hold down third base while Westburg is out. 

Paredes is viewed as the kind of bat that fits Baltimore’s win-now mood, especially with the roster built to mash and the front office clearly trying to rebound from last year’s mess. 

Isaac Paredes' home run spray chart gets me every time pic.twitter.com/efeEIYjNfN

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Paredes has been an All-Star caliber producer recently and would give the Orioles another legit middle of the order threat while they wait for their injured infielders to return.

Last season, the 27-year-old recorded a .254/.352/.458 triple-slash line, with 20 home runs, 53 RBIs, and 53 runs scored across 102 games played.

Astros Could Move Paredes in a Blockbuster Package

On the Houston side, the logic behind the rumor is that Paredes is a luxury they might not be able to maximize if playing time gets squeezed. That's why trade chatter keeps pointing to him as a potential odd man out in the right deal. 

On the first pitch of the game Isaac Paredes goes yard pic.twitter.com/G59lqdJs9c

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In the specific blockbuster proposal being discussed, the Astros would receive outfield prospect Enrique Bradfield Jr. and big league ready piece Jeremiah Jackson, giving Houston outfield help and future upside while Baltimore gets the infield bat it needs right now. 

It is still an idea more than a done deal, but it is the kind of match that keeps coming up because both teams would be trading from a position that makes sense for their current roster problems.

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