Good morning, Birdland!
The Orioles have plenty of holes on their roster, but one that’s glaring is a bit unexpected. The team doesn’t have a catcher on its 40-man roster despite that being the position of their absolute top prospect.
That has been the state of things since the team booted Pedro Severino and Austin Wynns off the roster after the season.
On one hand, that makes perfect sense. Adley Rutschman is going to do a lot of the catching in Baltimore next season, and it makes little sense to keep a subpar, veteran backstop on the roster behind him.