When Kyle Bradish took a line drive off his leg on Monday night, setting in motion a chain reaction that saw scheduled Tuesday starter Tyler Wells pitch in relief and scheduled Wednesday starter Kyle Gibson pitch tonight, the last thing I imagined was that the Orioles would call up one of the top prospects at Norfolk to fill in for the Wednesday start.
Friends, Mike Elias has surprised me once again, because a number of reporters including Baseball America’s Geoff Pontes have reported that Grayson Rodriguez, by some reckoning the top pitching prospect in the minors, is being promoted to the big leagues.