The Orioles are open for business as the trade deadline nears but Felix Bautista is off the market after an update on his injured shoulder.

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 play Thursday, Baltimore is 15.5 games behind the first-place Toronto Blue Jays in the AL East and 9.5 games out of the third AL wild-card spot.

Orioles reporter Jacob Calvin Meyer answers fan questions ahead of the upcoming MLB trade deadline. Could the O’s trade Félix Bautista?