We’re all grown-ups here (speaking personally … sort of?). On that dark day in early August where Adley Rutschman was traded to the Boston Red Sox for four prospects and a backup catcher, I comprehended the cold, rational logic of the deal. Perhaps injuries would keep the O’s 2019 1/1 guy from ever being a true MVP, the way he could have been. Perhaps, at 28, the catcher’s best days were behind him. And Boston really did throw a generous passel of prospects at the Orioles, such that I can believe O’s GM Mike Elias really did mean it when he said he wanted Adley as an Oriole “forever” in July, then changed his mind upon seeing the return.
But…
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