There was a hope when the Baltimore Orioles drafted Grayson Rodriguez that they were getting someone special.
In 2019, Rodriguez provided more reason to believe the team was right.
The organization’s most prized young pitcher and one of the franchise’s cornerstones in its rebuilding project, Rodriguez was excellent in his first professional season. Pitching the entire year with Delmarva, the 19-year-old was 10-4 with a 2.68 ERA, earning a shared claim for the team’s Jim Palmer Minor League Pitcher of the Year award.
Yes, it’s just the Low-A level, and Rodriguez has a ways to go before he’s ready to toe the mound at Camden Yards, but all a player can do is handle the assignment he’s given, and Rodriguez passed his test in style.