Adam Plutko has been an amazing find

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty ImagesAs a fan of a rebuilding team—man, I can’t wait for the day we can stop calling the Orioles that—you want to know that your front office can draft, develop, and sign talent. Can it?

At least judging by this Adley Rutschman fellow (the No. 2 prospect in MLB) and by that Gunnar Henderson guy (the Orioles’ No. 5), so far, so good on drafting. Plus there’s the club’s long-overdue expansion to the DR and Latin America.

As for development, if you have doubts, just look at pitching prospects Grayson Rodriguez and DL Hall’s combined 0.56 ERA in 2021 over 16.2 innings with 31 strikeouts so far. The two were prime talents when the Dan Duquette regime drafted them,…