2. Plenty of debuts

Regarded as the sport’s top pitching prospect, Rodriguez might be Baltimore’s only debutant on the team’s opening day roster, with Elias saying there’s a “very high likelihood” of him breaking camp in the Orioles’ rotation. It won’t hurt that, with Henderson, Hall and Rodriguez likely to be ranked among the game’s Top 100 prospects overall, including them on the season-opening roster gives the Orioles a shot at an extra draft pick should any of them become American League Rookie of the Year.

But 2023 should see several prospects debut, should they make it through the rest of the offseason without being part of a trade package. For Rule 5 draftee Andrew Politi to remain in the organization, he’ll have to be in the majors all year. Infielders Jordan Westburg, Joey Ortiz and Connor Norby reached Triple-A last season, as did outfielder Colton Cowser. Pitchers Drew Rom and Noah Denoyer joined Rodriguez and Ortiz in being added to the 40-man roster in November. Perhaps Coby Mayo echoes Henderson by beginning the season in Double-A and ending it in the majors as a 21-year-old infielder.