This may be a lost season for the Baltimore Orioles, but if selling at the trade deadline could land them a future rotation contributor from the Houston Astros, should they do it?

The Mets' pitching depth has proven to be one of the team's greatest strengths early this season. But as they continue to weather injuries -- Kodai Senga's the latest \-\- they also have a trio of talented pitching prospects waiting in the wings.

The Baltimore Orioles have struggled throughout this season, and there is wide speculation that the club will be sellers come the MLB trade deadline on July 31. However, insiders stirred the pot, urging Baltimore to also find a way to be a buyer as well.

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Rosenthal and Sammon also point toward other Baltimore players who are staring free agency in the face. Those include first baseman /outfielder Ryan O’Hearn, center fielder Cedric Mullins and catcher Gary Sánchez, and relievers Seranthony Domínguez and Gregory Soto.

Orioles prospect Keagan Gillies is confident he can succeed as a closer but wants to show he can contribute in any role. "It really doesn't matter where I am," Gillies said. "I know I'm going to go out there with the same confidence and the same intensity,

The Orioles acquired Reilly last Summer in a trade with the Pirates for outfielder Billy Cook. In 11 appearances in the Orioles organization, Reilly logged 41 innings, posting a 3.29 ERA with 46 strikeouts.

Things aren’t going well for the Orioles, to state the obvious. They currently have a record of 26-38. They are 8.5 games back of the final American League Wild Card spot. They are behind every A.L. team apart from the White Sox and Athletics. FanGraphs puts Baltimore’s playoff odds at 3.1%. Baseball Prospectus is slightly more optimistic at 9.7%.