With the Baltimore Orioles drafting former Oregon State catcher Adley Rutschman number one overall in this week’s MLB draft, catchers on the big club’s roster may be sitting ducks, just biding time until Rutschman’s sooner rather than later arrival to the major league scene.
However, Pedro Severino has been good enough this season for the organization to keep an eye on him as the 2019 season goes on.
The former Washington Nationals catcher was acquired by the Orioles in a waiver claim this past offseason. He was not able to hang on in the nation’s capital, posting a .