Red Sox, Orioles Discussing Adley Rutschman

11:24am: Jon Heyman of The New York Post reports that the sides are moving closer to a deal. 11:16am: The Red Sox and Orioles have had conversations about Baltimore catcher Adley Rutschman, reports Mark Feinsand of MLB.com. The New York Post’s Joel Sherman similarly reports that Boston is making a push for Rutschman but notes that the medical review would be important with the former first overall pick currently sidelined by a left wrist issue. O’s president of baseball operations Mike Elias said over the weekend the team was open-minded to conversations on Rutschman. They’re only 2.5 games back in the Wild Card picture but haven’t played as well as hoped and are four games below .500. That has them straddling the buy/sell line and exploring offers on short-term pieces. Baltimore already traded fifth starter Dean Kremer and has moved more aggressively this morning, agreeing to send left fielder Taylor Ward to Seattle as well. More to come. View Comments (44)