Orioles' Adley Rutschman has increased trade value for Shea Langeliers, Ryan Jeffers reason

With the trade deadline approaching, the Baltimore Orioles are in a weird spot. Are they contenders or pretenders? Baltimore is three games below .500 but just 2.5 games back in the AL Wild Card race. "The Baltimore Orioles are a classic example of a team working both buy and sell angles, unsure what to make of their club," The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal wrote Thursday. Catcher Adley Rutschman has been a topic of discussion in trade rumors, but it's unclear if the Orioles are willing to trade the former first overall pick. However, the catching trade market has thinned in recent days. Clubs like the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays, and Los Angeles Dodgers all have varying degrees of needs behind the plate. Rutschman has increased trade value for one reason"Rutschman, dealing