Will Grayson Rodriguez pitch for the Orioles this year?

One unfortunate Orioles tradition in recent years is that when there is a player who was once a hyped top prospect who ends up being injured all of the time, I will get a text from my dad once he hears about the latest injury on sports talk radio that says: “What’s up with this guy? Is he ever going to play?” The guy who started this all was Dylan Bundy. Hunter Harvey fit the bill as well. A couple of years ago, it was Heston Kjerstad. Now, it’s Grayson Rodriguez.

The case of Rodriguez is a little different than these others since at this point, he’s not some unknown prospect quantity. He pitched for the Orioles over the past two seasons and was expected to be contributing this season too.…