Adley Rutschman, Baltimore Orioles
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The Baltimore Orioles have had to use six catchers so far this season due to a variety of injuries. It seems like they could be getting the most important one back soon.
The San Francisco Giants and president of baseball operations, Buster Posey, could look to land one of the more shocking trades of the decade this season.
The Orioles head to the MLB trade deadline with a poor record, so could catcher Adley Rutschman be on the table?
Catcher Adley Rutschman began his injury rehab assignment this afternoon with Triple-A Norfolk and went 1-for-3 with a double and walk at Lehigh Valley.Rutschman, who served as the designated hitter,
At this point, the Orioles probably don’t need anymore cause to get Elias out of Baltimore, but if he moves Rutschman over the next few days, it would certainly be the final straw. When he fired Brandon Hyde earlier this season, it sparked an uproar because Hyde became the scapegoat for the real problem.
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Jeremiah Jackson stayed hot for Norfolk with a homer in his third straight game, but Rodolfo Castro’s solo shot in the bottom of the ninth won it for the Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
The future of one key member of the Baltimore Orioles is up in the air, according to MLB insider Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic.
The only real poor man here is anyone who drafted Adley Rutschman these past two seasons (me). He is consistently a top-10o pick yet incapable of tapping into any upside or even replicating his career-high 2022 season.