Pressure is a privilege, or so goes one of the phrases known as the Orioles’ minor league standard operating procedure on the T-shirts worn during batting practice at the Bowie Baysox’s Prince George’s Stadium.
To the top prospects at the Orioles’ Double-A affiliate — and there are plenty of them — that much was clear Tuesday.
So excited were the Orioles fans who are completely sold on the elite talent pipeline promised by general manager Mike Elias that now runs through their backyard and is nearing Camden Yards that they marked the Double-A home debut of celebrated pitching prospect Grayson Rodriguez with a gimmick: gas cans.