Orioles-Mariners series preview: The underachieving M’s visit Camden Yards

Julio Rodriguez sat atop the MLB prospects rankings with Adley Rutschman. Now they’ll square off.Two bad teams will square off at Camden Yards for the next three games. Yet despite their nearly identical records, the general feeling around the two clubs is starkly different.

For the 21-29 Orioles, hope is on the rise. The arrival of top prospect Adley Rutschman, and the soon-to-come promotions of Grayson Rodriguez and D.L. Hall, have fans optimistic that the team will reach its window of contention sooner rather than later.

For the 20-28 Seattle Mariners, however, it’s a frustrating time. The M’s, who currently hold the longest postseason drought in all of professional sports at 21 years — a…