Slow-play the prospects? Say let's just be legends and call them up? Whatever the Orioles planned to do in 2022, losing John Means will only embolden them to stay that course.
I could obviously be wrong, but the Orioles have seemingly given every indication that Rutschman, Rodriguez, and Bradish will be up with the club sooner rather than later. Rutschman will obviously need to play for a couple weeks before he gets his call, Rodriguez probably needs to get up over 85 pitches (which would be another 4 starts or so, I'm guessing) and show 5-8 starts of being the pitcher we all think he is, and Bradish is probably just another month of success away. It's April 15 today, and if Bradish and Rodriguez are still pitching well a month from now, I'm betting they're doing it in Baltimore before the calendar flips to June. As for Rutschman, as soon as he shows he's ready to catch 4 days / week, I'm betting he's up, too.
I could obviously be wrong, but the Orioles have seemingly given every indication that Rutschman, Rodriguez, and Bradish will be up with the club sooner rather than later. Rutschman will obviously need to play for a couple weeks before he gets his call, Rodriguez probably needs to get up over 85 pitches (which would be another 4 starts or so, I'm guessing) and show 5-8 starts of being the pitcher we all think he is, and Bradish is probably just another month of success away. It's April 15 today, and if Bradish and Rodriguez are still pitching well a month from now, I'm betting they're doing it in Baltimore before the calendar flips to June. As for Rutschman, as soon as he shows he's ready to catch 4 days / week, I'm betting he's up, too.
Love the work, Jon.