Some day, the Orioles will be a good team again and the most exciting time of year to be an Orioles fan will be September or October. Until then, other months of the calendar that offer dates of significance to a rebuilding team are all we’ve got. A mid-November staple is the deadline for teams to add Rule 5 draft-eligible prospects to the 40-man roster, offering a chance to dream about players who will, we can hope, soon be contributing in Baltimore.
Ahead of this year’s deadline, the Orioles chose to add six of their eligible prospects onto the roster.