BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Orioles worked Tuesday night to continue their rebuild, finalizing a deal that would send closer Zach Britton to the New York Yankees.
The trade wasn’t complete but was close to being done.
The package the Orioles would receive is anchored by right-handed pitching prospect Dillon Tate.
Tate, who was scratched from his scheduled start for Double-A Trenton on Tuesday, is the Yankees’ ninth-ranked prospect by MLB Pipeline and No. 6 on Baseball America’s Yankees top prospects list.
The Orioles also would receive two Triple-A pitchers, right-handed reliever Cody Carroll and left-handed starter Josh Rogers, from the Yankees, according to multiple reports.
The Orioles’ trade discussions on Britton accelerated Tuesday, with the Yankees and Houston Astros emerging as front-runners to acquire the two-time All-Star. The Arizona Diamondbacks were also in discussions with the Orioles as of Tuesday, but by late Tuesday night, an agreement with the Yankees had been reached.
• New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez was put back on the 10-day disabled list because of a strained right groin, a day after failing to hustle on a pair of key plays in a 7-6 loss to Tampa Bay.
RANGERS: Struggling center fielder Delino DeShields was optioned to Triple-A Round Rock.
The Rangers also recalled left-hander Brandon Mann from Triple-A to add another arm to their bullpen a day after using two position players to pitch for the first time in team history, in a 15-3 loss to Oakland.
ATHLETICS: Opening-day starter Kendall Graveman will have Tommy John surgery.
Manager Bob Melvin said he didn’t know when the surgery will be.
CUBS: Third baseman Kris Bryant was held out of the starting lineup against Arizona with a recurrence of the left shoulder inflammation that caused him to miss 16 games.
Bryant didn’t play between June 22 and July 11 because of the shoulder pain that bothered him on the follow-through of his swing. Manager Joe Maddon said Bryant also could miss Wednesday’s game.
MARINERS: Left-hander James Paxton suffered a setback in his recovery from a lower back injury but hopes to be back on the mound for his next turn in the rotation.
Paxton was expected to be activated off the disabled list and start against San Francisco in the opener of a two-game series. Manager Scott Servais said Paxton is still experiencing soreness in his back after throwing a bullpen over the weekend and the decision was made to keep him on the DL.
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