Harold Reynolds and MLB insiders suggest the Baltimore Orioles could trade Adley Rutschman this offseason as he approaches arbitration to acquire a substantial prospect haul. Greg Amsinger noted the Orioles drafted catchers with their first two 2025 picks, signaling potential roster planning. Bob Nightengale identified Rutschman as a leading position-player trade candidate. Rutschman has inflicted significant damage on the Toronto Blue Jays, posting more runs, hits, doubles, home runs and RBIs against Toronto than any other team, compiling those totals in 50 games with a .320 batting average and .982 OPS.
On a recent episode of MLB Tonight, the topic about the future of one of the Toronto Blue Jays biggest rivals, the Baltimore Orioles, was brought up. In the discussion, host Harold Reynolds believed that the Orioles are ready to make a huge move this offseason, one that would involve "franchise catcher" Adley Rutschman. Reynolds suggested that with Rutschman now heading towards his arbitration years, Baltimore should trade the 27-year-old catcher to net the organization a plethora of prospects in which they can build upon.
This notion was further supported by co-host Greg Amsinger when he brought up the fact that the Orioles must have something up their sleeve when they selected a catcher with each of their first two picks in the 2025 MLB Draft. On top of that, MLB insider Bob Nightengale stated that Rutschman could be the biggest position player on the trade block this winter.
But none to the level of damage that Rutschman has practically done to the Blue Jays despite 2025 being just his fourth season in the major leagues. There is no other team in which he had put up more runs scored (38), hits (64), doubles (15), home runs (13) and RBIs (39) against than Toronto. More significantly, he was able to accomplish those numbers in just 50 total games played with a career .320 batting average and .982 OPS in those contests.
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