The time has come. With a surprise 8 o’clock on a Saturday morning email, the Orioles have made the announcement that fans have been looking forward to since Adley Rutschman was drafted at #1 overall three years ago. He is officially on the team and will be here on Saturday night. Merry Rutschmas!
The beginning of every big league story also marks the end of somebody else’s, or at least an interruption of theirs. The corresponding roster move for Rutschman’s contract being selected was that Anthony Bemboom has been designated for assignment. It is not a surprise. One of the two catchers would have to go when Rutschman arrived.