Zach Neto is all of 23 and had an issue with inflammation least month.
My guess is Elias is being overly protective since he doesn't want to bring him up right now anyway.
The O's are choosing to sit (DH) him that much.
That isn't the standard.
They are also the ones choosing to play a replacement level player in his place.
I also never look past the years of team control when evaluating draft picks. What he does in year 10 has no relevance.