BALTIMORE -- Save for the navy blue jersey draped over his shoulders,
\n\n“I was going to let him go, obviously not going to break any records or anything,” Baltimore manager Brandon Hyde said. “But he’s a veteran guy and it was going to be his moment for as long as he could go …. He's coming here with the right mindset of ‘give me the ball and I want to prove to people what I can do.’ And he's doing that.”\n\nThrust into Baltimore’s rotation due to a stipulation in his contract after the Orioles purchased him from the Indians in early July, Wojciechowski entered play with a career 6.49 ERA in 34 career Major League games. He spent all of 2018 at Triple-A with most of it in Norfolk before he, in his words, “wrote the Orioles off” when he didn’t earn a call to the Majors.\n\nHe’s now made five appearances (four starts) for Baltimore, going 1-3 with a 3.91 ERA and 31 strikeouts over 23 innings in those outings. He’s pitched for eight organizations across 10 professional seasons.\n\n“The last thing I would think is to be back with the Orioles this year,” Wojciechowski said. “I’m happy for the opportunity, I’m happy to be here and it was a great team win today.”
\n\nIn a vacuum, it was an emotional victory against a former teammate who assumed an outsized role in the clubhouse before departing, and whose trade market was reportedly limited. But more than anything, it underscored a reality for the Orioles heading into the July 31 Trade Deadline: that competing against former teammates may soon become a more regular thing.\n\nA relatively expensive veteran on an expiring contract, Cashner, 32, was the most obvious trade chip for an organization fully focused on stockpiling prospects for the future. They’re expected to field offers for at least a few others in the week-plus to come, namely Givens,