The rivalry between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Baltimore Orioles has been lopsided this season.Toronto has gone 12-4 against Baltimore and will look to maintain that dominance when the teams play their final series of the year beginning Friday at Camden Yards.The Blue Jays http://www.royalsfanproshop.com/authentic-danny-duffy-jersey , however, are not the only team that has played well against the Orioles this season.Article continues below ...The Chicago White Sox took two of three games against Baltimore over the weekend. However, the Orioles won the finale 8-4, which means they can’t match the major league record of 120 losses in a season set by the 1962 New York Mets.Still, manager Buck Showalter is having a mini-crisis with his rotation because of injuries.Andrew Cashner was supposed to start the opener Monday, but is dealing with a knee injury. Fellow starter Alex Cobb is out indefinitely with a blister, and rookies Luis Ortiz injured a hamstring and Josh Rogers is pushing his innings limit.“We’re trying to put some things in place to cover us in case there continues to be a need,” Showalter said. “I look at Rogers and Cashner and even Ortiz in kind of the same light. We’ll see how Cobb’s blister, how that all develops. I hope it doesn’t develop. They were talking about potentially throwing some today, but I haven’t gotten the report back on that yet.”As a result, Showalter has not named a starter for Monday against the Blue Jays but has three players in mind Frank White Jersey , none of whom have started this season.Relievers Sean Gilmartin and Donnie Hart are two of the potential candidates. However, Showalter conceded that it’s going to be a bullpen game.Baltimore catcher Chance Sisco suffered a cut on his chin in the fourth inning Sunday against Chicago and his status is uncertain. He is being tested for a concussion.The Blue Jays are also well out of contention, but took two of three weekend games against the Yankees. Nonetheless, there are reports that manager John Gibbons will not be retained after the season. While there has not been any official announcement, Gibbons is preparing himself for that decision.“Maybe they would benefit from getting a fresh face that would grow with the young players. I’m not sure I want to go through one of those things — a total rebuild,” he told the MLB Network.Toronto will turn to rookie Ryan Borucki (3-4, 4.26 ERA) to pitch Monday against Baltimore. The left-hander was solid in his last outing against first-place Boston, allowing two and three hits with five strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings.“He was tremendous tonight, no doubt about it. That’s probably as good as I’ve seen him throw,” Gibbons said after the game. “It’s tough to shut a team down. He pretty much did that. He’s got good sink on his fastballs. You’ve got to stay aggressive. They’ve got a real good lineup.”Borucki previously faced Baltimore on Aug. 29 and allowed five runs and eight hits over 4 2/3 innings. He did not pick up a decision, but the Blue Jays lost 10-5.“I try to keep it together out there http://www.royalsfanproshop.com/authentic-joakim-soria-jersey ,” Borucki said. “I didn’t want to show too much, but I was definitely frustrated in myself.” If Harper moved to the Cubs or Yankees, an argument could be made that their respective lineups would be one of the best in recent baseball history.A move to the Dodgers would put Harper close to his childhood home of Las Vegas, and it would hand the Dodgers yet another massive piece in their lineup as they push for the elusive championship.Joining up with the Phillies or Braves would mark a huge leap forward in the development process of both franchises, as Harper would be the centerpiece of a young core on both rosters.Of course, there's always a chance Harper returns to the Nationals, but each of the five teams mentioned above have more intriguing rosters than the Nats at this point in time. Manny MachadoUnlike Harper, Machado will participate in the postseason after he was traded to the Dodgers from the Baltimore Orioles.Machado will be in the news as much as Harper throughout the offseason, as he too could change the course of a certain franchise.Although he prefers shortstop, Machado is open to playing third base for a team that has an established shortstop, per Fancred's Jon Heyman.Ross D. Franklin/Associated PressThe market for Machado will obviously grow in the coming months Kelvin Herrera Jersey , but his potential suitors are starting to come out of the woodwork.According to Heyman, the St. Louis Cardinals could be a major player for Machado in the offseason, but Heyman previously reported the Yankees are Machado's preferred destination.The Yankees have an allure few franchises in the world can match, and if Machado's heart is set on a return to the AL East, the Yankees will find a way to make it happen.Other teams like the Phillies could easily jump into the Machado market, but for now, it's less developed because he could play up to an extra month of baseball.Follow Joe on Twitter, JTansey90.
