In a different version of this Orioles season, where the losses weren't mounting and the team wasn't faced with a host of challenges both short- and long-term, the progress of rookie Chance Sisco at catcher would be occurring under a far brighter spotlight.
A rookie catcher whose bat was considered far more advanced than his defense at the time of his debut in September, Sisco has taken over the left-handed-hitting half of the Orioles' backstop platoons with Caleb Joseph and, now, Andrew Susac. And he’s had to acclimate to life in the majors under far different circumstances than if he were with a contending club, getting plenty of time to learn on the way.