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His rehab assignment ends tomorrow, I believe. Guess they'll have to put him back on the IL.

Any team looking for a pitcher with a few years experience who has turned his season around and pitched well his last seven outings.

My guess is that Bundy will be traded for a pretty good prospect in the next couple of weeks and we'll need a starter.

Will Means's 2.76 ERA and five years of remaining team control make him a trade target, or will his .4.04 FIP scare off teams looking for pitching?

When our prospects become players and prove that all they need to succeed is to be supplemented by a few good players. There is no reason to acquire veterans until then.

Lenn Sakata is in the O's clubhouse.

As messed up as this lineup is, we'll probably win the game.

I don't think they picked him to send him down, but that could be where we are now. He could be a utility guy or minor league depth to be called up in case of injury. He could play pro ball for a while in either of those roles.

I'd like to see him in AAA next year so he could get a little development help. It's awful tough to develop a hitter at the major league level. At 24, he's still just a kid.

I didn't realize "this site" was supposed to have a collective opinion or that in this age there was such a thing as an "acceptable batting average."

They could run a straight platoon, with Sisco facing righties and Severino starting against lefties. That would give Sisco about 2/3 of the starts.

At his age he should be facing the best pitchers in the Big 12 every Friday night, not high school pitchers. Scouts can still see his tools, but he probably never has to make adjustments. How would he react if he had to?

I was born in September and my parents asked me if I'd prefer to start school a year later and be older than the other kids. I was adamant about not wanting to do that. That conversation was 60 years ago and this is the first time I've thought of it since it happened. Must have made an impression on me.

Seems like just the right age for a college junior. On the other hand, at 19 Witt is a year older than most high school seniors.

I don't pretend to know what the particulars are likely to be, just wondering if people think signing Rutschman is worth a million dollars more than signing Witt.

The O's should have Steve Harvey announce their pick, just to keep everyone guessing for a minute.

If Rutschman wants $.5mm over slot and Witt is willing to take $.5mm under slot, is Rutschman worth the extra $1mm?

I would expect them to know how much it will cost them to sign any of the finalists on their list by now. They can't really measure the risk of drafting a player unless they know what it will cost.

Better than Tim Beckham 2.0, that's for sure.

If Witt is selected, he will be hounded from draft day with questions about how he compares with Cal. I'd go with Rutschman. Of course, if CJ Abrams and JJ Bleday could magically be morphed into a baseball-playing JJ Abrams, that would be a cool get.

Homered in each of those two games.

Maybe Chad Bradford will be the PTBNL.

I vote for Batman.

Two man bench today?

But was a terrible interview.