O’s possibility former prime prospect G-Rod after 9-run begin

BALTIMORE — Grayson Rodriguez’s early massive league struggles have despatched him again to the Minors.

After Friday evening’s 12-2 loss to the Rangers at Camden Yards, the Orioles optioned the rookie Rodriguez to Triple-A Norfolk. The 23-year-old right-hander allowed 9 runs (eight earned) in 3 1/3 innings within the defeat, elevating his ERA to 7.35 by means of his first 10 MLB begins.

There have been ups and downs over the previous two months for Rodriguez, who opened the season with Norfolk however made just one begin there earlier than getting his first callup to the Majors. When Kyle Bradish went on the injured listing with a proper foot contusion on April 5, Baltimore stuffed his rotation spot with Rodriguez, the membership’s former prime prospect.

Rodriguez, a local of Nacogdoches, Texas, who was chosen with the No. 11 general decide within the 2018 MLB Draft, made his massive league debut in his residence state on April 5, permitting two runs over 5 innings within the Orioles’ 5-2 loss to the Rangers at Globe Life Field. MLB Pipeline ranked him because the No. 6 general prospect in baseball on the time.

Rodriguez recorded a team-high 56 strikeouts — together with 9 over 5 scoreless innings vs. the Tigers at Comerica Park on April 29 — however he struggled working deep into video games. He pitched into the sixth inning solely as soon as, which occurred on May 9, when he allowed two runs in 5 2/3 innings towards the Rays at Camden Yards.

Baltimore might want to resolve tips on how to fill Rodriguez’s rotation spot shifting ahead. The corresponding roster transfer introduced Saturday was the promotion of left-hander Keegan Akin, who will be a part of the membership’s bullpen.

The prime beginning choices at Triple-A Norfolk embody left-hander Cole Irvin, who opened the season within the Orioles’ rotation and struggled over his first three begins, and fellow southpaws DL Hall (the membership’s No. 5 prospect and MLB Pipeline’s No. 80 general prospect) and Drew Rom (Baltimore’s No. 18 prospect).