When the Baltimore Orioles signed top prospect Samuel Basallo to an eight-year, $67 million contract extension just days after his

USA Today's Bob Nightengale wrote Sunday that Rutschman is expected to be the top trade candidate available this winter. It'd be a shocking twist for a guy the Orioles chose No. 1 overall out of Oregon State in 2019. The catcher is a two-time All Star, and he looked like a switch-hitting team leader for years to come.

Ahead of Tuesday’s game against the Boston Red Sox, Rutschman was removed from the lineup due to right abdominal discomfort. “Adley Rutschman has been scratched with right abdominal discomfort, the Orioles say. Updated lineup for tonight’s game against the Red Sox,” wrote The Baltimore Sun’s Matt Weyrich.