The Baltimore Orioles are expected to trade catcher Adley Rutschman after signing rookie Samuel Basallo to a contract extension.

An extension for Basallo does not mean that Rutschman needs to get his bags packed. In fact, it could work out perfectly.

After Samuel Basallo became the first young Baltimore Orioles player to sign to sign a long-term, pre-arbitration contract extension under this current regime, owner David Rubenstein expressed long-term optimism despite the club's last-place standing.