{"id":82698,"date":"2025-08-24T14:15:37","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T14:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=82698"},"modified":"2025-08-24T14:15:37","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T14:15:37","slug":"report-baltimore-orioles-expected-to-make-adley-rutschman-trade-this-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=82698","title":{"rendered":"Report: Baltimore Orioles Expected to Make Adley Rutschman Trade this Winter"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"tpd-post-thumbnail-container caption_hide credit_onImage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium tpd-force-16x9-aspect-ratio wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=788,height=444,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MLB-Seattle-Mariners-at-Baltimore-Orioles-26849773.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100px, 788px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=428,height=241,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MLB-Seattle-Mariners-at-Baltimore-Orioles-26849773.jpg 428w, https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=788,height=444,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MLB-Seattle-Mariners-at-Baltimore-Orioles-26849773.jpg 788w\" alt=\"Baltimore Orioles, Adley Ruschman\" width=\"788\" height=\"444\" \/><figcaption><span class=\"credit-text\">Credit: Lexi Thompson-Imagn Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"post-content-container article-content\">\n<p>When the\u00a0Baltimore Orioles\u00a0signed top prospect Samuel Basallo to an eight-year, $67 million contract extension just days after his MLB debut, speculation emerged about the future of All-Star catcher Adley Rutschman.<\/p>\n<p>Now, it appears there\u2019s a chance Rutschman won\u2019t be on the Orioles\u2019 roster for Opening Day 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Bob Nightengale of\u00a0USA Today\u00a0wrote that Rutschman will be the biggest position player available on the trade block this winter. Viewed as \u2018expendable\u2019 with the Basallo extension, Nightengale said that it should be expected for Rutschman to be playing another team by the start of spring training.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Adley Rutschman stats (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/42178\/adley-rutschman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">ESPN<\/a>):<\/strong>\u00a0.227\/.310\/.373, .684 OPS, 9 home runs, 29 RBI, 16 doubles, 37 runs scored in 208 at-bats<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Selected by Baltimore with the first overall pick in the 2019 MLB Draft, receiving an $8.1 million signing bonus, Rutschman was poised to be the face of the Orioles\u2019 franchise. He earned an All-MLB First Team selection in 2023, posting an .809 OPS with career highs in RBI (80), home runs (20), and batting average (.277).<\/p>\n<p>While the All-Star catcher\u2019s production dipped in 2024 \u2014 .250\/.318\/.391 with a .709 OPS \u2014 he was still viewed as a long-term fixture in the Orioles\u2019 lineup. Now, amid an injury-plagued season that has seen his numbers plummet, it coincides with Basallo thriving in the minor leagues, earning his major-league promotion and a rare contract extension from the Orioles.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Adley Rutschman contract (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotrac.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/30399\/adley-rutschman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">Spotrac<\/a>):<\/strong>\u00a0$5.5 million salary (2025), arbitration eligible (2026-27), MLB free agent in 2028<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>However, the rumblings about Rutschman potentially being traded came long before the extension. Back in July, there was already buzz that he could be moved with the team\u2019s\u00a0interest in a contract extension waning.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately for Baltimore, it would be trading Rutschman when his value is at an all-time low.<\/p>\n<p>The team would still get a premium return given the lack of high-end catchers available and Rutschman\u2019s club-friendly contract for the next two years, but it would still be a disappointing outcome for a franchise and player that both seemed to be ascending two years ago.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Credit: Lexi Thompson-Imagn Images When the\u00a0Baltimore Orioles\u00a0signed top prospect Samuel Basallo to an eight-year, $67 million contract extension just days after his MLB debut, speculation emerged about&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":82709,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-82698","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - 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