Good morning, Camden Chatters.
This year’s virtual (and fairly quiet) winter meetings wrapped up yesterday with the annual event that always piques the Orioles’ interest: the Rule 5 draft. The Birds, as usual, were active in the draft, selecting two pitchers for the second consecutive year. Mark Brown gave the skinny on the two newest Orioles, right-handers Mac Sceroler and Tyler Wells. Having never heard of these guys before yesterday, I have little insight to add, except that “Mac Sceroler” is an extremely anagrammable name. (Scarcer Mole! Camel Scorer! Lamer Soccer!)
Considering Sceroler hasn’t pitched above the High-A level and Wells topped out at Double-A before undergoing Tommy John surgery in May 2019, it would to be a tough road to hoe for either one to stick on the Orioles’ major league roster all season, as is required to keep a Rule 5 pick.