Wednesday Bird Droppings: The season’s final (full) month

Good morning Birdland,

The final full month (they have three regular season games scheduled in October) of the Orioles’ 2021 season has mercifully arrived. Along with it comes the minor dash of excitement that are expanded rosters.

Gone are the days of massive September rosters with the potential to bloat all the way to 40 in size. Instead, teams are now permitted to carry 28 at a time, a two-player increase from the 26 that are allowed between April and August.

Many of the promotion candidates on the O’s 40-man roster are not terribly interesting. Adley Rutschman won’t be getting the call; neither will Grayson Rodriguez. But it’s not entirely bare, and manager Brandon Hyde said outright that…