BOSTON — Each passing day brings a new player up from Triple-A Norfolk to the Orioles’ roster. For the past month, that means they’ve shared a field with catcher Adley Rutschman as baseball’s top prospect continues his development at the highest level of the minors.
Some of those former Tides teammates of Rutschman have plenty of major league experience and can evaluate him through that lens. Others have spent time coming up the ladder with Rutschman and beat him to the majors.
“This was really the first time I got to play with him,” infielder Pat Valaika said.