President of baseball operations Mike Elias said in late June the O’s were hoping to play well enough to buy. It never seemed likely the O’s would trade Holliday, who is controllable for four seasons and hitting well of late. [Related: Controllable Bullpen Trade Candidates]Wells and Garcia have gotten more high-leverage assignments, as has Kittredge. The O’s could pair a trade of one of their right-handed relievers with a different move to add a southpaw. Controllable trade possibilities include Brennan Bernardino, Hogan Harris, Sam Moll and John King.