Last Wednesday, Grayson Rodriguez made his major league debut, a last-minute call-up after Kyle Bradish took a rocket off the foot. For a budding ace supposed to join the team last season and supposed to make the roster directly out of spring training, it was a weird way to crack the big leagues.
But you know what, let’s not ask too many questions. This past Saturday night, the Orioles officially confirmed what our eyes were telling us as we watched G-Rod throw five innings of two-run, five-strikeout innings in Arlington, Texas: Rodriguez has earned himself another turn in the rotation.