This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/orioles as Best Team Fits for Orioles' All-Star Ryan O'Hearn Ahead of MLB Trade Deadline. The Baltimore Orioles have several players who are going to garner interest ahead of the MLB trade deadline, with arguably their most valuable asset being designated hitter Ryan O’Hearn.

Bautista going on the IL hurts the Orioles' chances of staying competitive and perhaps getting back into the American League playoff race. At 44-57 going into Thursday's play, Baltimore is 15.5 games behind the first-place Toronto Blue Jays in the AL East. That also leaves them 9.5 games out of the third AL wild-card playoff spot.

If I'm playing the general manager for the Baltimore Orioles right now, I'm wondering how I allowed this to happen after a massive rebuild and frankly, I'm worried about my job security. I tried to save face by firing manager Brandon Hyde,