Quiet at Meetings, O’s aim to build ‘year-round’

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NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The Red Sox got Chris Sale and Mitch Moreland. The Yankees got Aroldis Chapman and Matt Holliday. But Baltimore, despite a quiet week, isn’t feeling any kind of pressure to run out and make moves following the Winter Meetings.

“We’re the Orioles,” executive vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette said, “and we have a certain way of building our team and doing things, and we have to be very resourceful to compete against the behemoths in the [American League] East. And we’ve effectively done that for a couple of years.

“We’re going to compete, and we’re going to try to do it again next year.”

• Hot Stove Tracker

The Orioles left National Harbor still looking to add outfield and catching help, their two primary goals. They continue to discuss potential trades with other clubs and remain interested in re-signing free agent Mark Trumbo. While nothing is imminent, the O’s are looking poised to once again take a more …

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