I have a very difficult time getting excited about losing the Davis contract when the team isn't going to spend money anyway.
We might as well ignore free agency in any meaningful way, and focus on acquiring as much young Talent as possible. If I'm trying to trade an emerging star pitcher, that's the only thing I'm doing it for.
No fans would be excited about trading the davis contract. It wouldn't be about the fans.
As far as prospects, they aren't random. If you look at the top 100 guys (it's publicly listed) there isn't a team with "2 top 25 guys" to trade for.
You need a team both with need and AVAILABLE top prospects to make a deal.
Those 2 guys for the Mets are both top100. If you wanted to argue for higher rated guys like C Fransisco Alvarez and Matt Allen (just went down for TJS), you could probably get some higher rated guys, but they would likely be less valuable (positional need, availability) to the Orioles.
I'm not arguing for the trade. I think we should be trying to win, not punt, but somewhere between the Phillies and the Mets, they could likely force the Orioles hand.
The end result for the Orioles would be a 2022 roster with literally no cost and you are a Wander Franco promotion from having the Industry Consensus #1 MiL system.