Nearly 18 months without minor league baseball has done unquantifiable and perhaps significant harm to the Orioles’ rebuilding project, but come Tuesday, its return will allow things to get back on track.
After a month of preparation in Florida, the team broke minor league camp Friday and announced which prospects would be heading where ahead of minor league Opening Day on Tuesday.
Many of the assignments were expected, including the likes of top prospect Adley Rutschman and left-hander DL Hall at Double-A Bowie, Grayson Rodriguez at High-A Aberdeen, and young infielder Gunnar Henderson at Low-A Delmarva.
This isn’t a system that’s only driven by the big names, though.