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Tuesday Bird Droppings: Where the Orioles have a new top prospect

Hello, friends.

If you haven’t heard the news, the Orioles signed their #1 overall pick Adley Rutschman on Monday. It’s official now. You can put that 2% of your brain that is forever worrying about the dreaded Orioles physical rearing its ugly head to rest. It’s not going to get us this time.

With the Rutschman signing, the Orioles have a new top prospect. He’s the one. That’s what happens when you have the #1 pick and take the player who everyone thinks is the best. The Fangraphs prospect list, which has already updated since the draft, puts Rutschman as the #8 overall prospect in MLB.