{"id":75967,"date":"2024-06-06T15:43:32","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T19:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=75967"},"modified":"2024-06-06T15:43:32","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T19:43:32","slug":"orioles-ramon-urias-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/06\/06\/orioles-ramon-urias-trade\/","title":{"rendered":"Orioles Urged to Part with Former Gold Glover Ahead of the Trade Deadline"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Baltimore Orioles have an overflow of infielders, most of whom are great ballplayers. Specifically, they have one veteran, who must be traded soon. Ram\u00f3n Ur\u00edas<\/a>, 30, has been with the Orioles since 2020, becoming an everyday starter in 2022. Ur\u00edas won a Gold Glove playing third base. He carried the starting title until the end of the 2023 season. However, Ur\u00edas lost his role due to the emergence of many different prospects, specifically Jordan Westburg<\/a>, who has taken the hot corner<\/a> from Ur\u00edas. At the start of the season, Ur\u00edas had played sparingly, due to poor play and having many better options. His game has improved of late, and the Orioles should look to trade him before he cools off and loses value.<\/p>\n

Ram\u00f3n Ur\u00edas Slow to Fast Start with the Orioles<\/h2>\n

Ur\u00edas was hitting .174 for the first two months of the season. Multiple players overshadowed his struggles and inconsistent play. Every time Ur\u00edas came up to hit, it seemed like he was lost at the plate. On top of that, when the Orioles called up Jackson Holliday<\/a>, Ur\u00edas did not play much, despite Holliday’s poor play<\/a>. It’s becoming clear that Ur\u00edas is not in the future plans of the Orioles. Yet, he remains on the active roster and even went a full week stretch where he did not play. It seemed imminent that something would have to change, otherwise, his tenure with the Orioles may be coming to an end.<\/p>\n

Ur\u00edas Turn Around Could Bring Up Trade Value<\/h3>\n

With all the cards stacked against him, Ur\u00edas began to heat up in May. He hit a robust .318\/.400\/.500. It’s a small sample size, but it earned Ur\u00edas more starts during the back half of May, and into June. Throughout this increase in starts, Ur\u00edas has been on a heater. He has eight hits in his last 17 at-bats, with 2 home runs and 5 RBI. That includes a home run on his birthday, which is a fun achievement.<\/p>\n

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Last night, Ram\u00f3n Ur\u00edas became the first O’s player to homer on his birthday since Matt Wieters on May 21, 2016. https:\/\/t.co\/hZAq8XADig<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Birdland Insider (@BirdlandInsider) June 4, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n