The Orioles will have to wait at least one more year to break their drought of having a player win one of the major BBWAA postseason awards. Their only hope for this year, Adley Rutschman, was announced as the runner-up for AL Rookie of the Year on Monday night. Rutschman fell shy of the winner, outfielder Julio Rodríguez of the Seattle Mariners. Rodríguez was a near-unanimous choice.
This was the expected outcome since at least the end of the regular season. You could have reasonably predicted this result almost as soon as Opening Day, when Rodríguez was able to make his MLB debut at age 21.