The Orioles entered Friday’s decision day on which Rule 5 draft-eligible prospects to add to the 40-man roster to protect them from the draft with five open spots on the roster. They ended up adding six players to the roster. The O’s started by designating Renato Nunez for assignment, then selecting the contracts of pitchers Michael Baumann, Zac Lowther, Isaac Mattson, and Alexander Wells, outfielder Yusniel Diaz, and infielder Rylan Bannon.
Nunez being designated for assignment is a bit of a surprise in the sense that I didn’t expect that to be happening today.