Who else is involved: The Orioles receive three prospects — right-handed pitchers Anthony Eyanson and Kyson Witherspoon and outfielder Enddy Azocar — and catcher Carlos Narváez. The Red Sox also get catcher Jake Rogers in the deal. Grading this one is tricky. The return is massive for Baltimore, and a couple of years from now, when Eyanson and Witherspoon are dominating in the O’s rotation, maybe we view this move as a turning point for the franchise. Still, it has to be gut-wrenching for Orioles fans to see the topsy-turvy Rutschman era come to an end like this, watching him play for a division rival at 28 years old. Rutschman has been banged up again this year, but it has been a bounce-back season for the three-time All-Star catcher after he hit below league average for the first time in his career last season. The 2019 top overall pick burst onto the scene with two…

The addition of Rutschman, who’s under team control for another season, as well as Rogers makes Narvaez expendable. Eyanson, a third-round pick last year out of LSU, is one of baseball’s most electric pitching prospects and is now the best prospect in Baltimore’s system. He has a 1.69 ERA with 60 strikeouts in 48 innings at Double-A. Witherspoon was a first-round pick last year. Azocar, one of Boston’s best lower-level position player prospects, is only 19 yet is already handling pitching at High-A Greenville to the tune of an .885 OPS. It’s a massive return, even though it's disappointing for Baltimore fans who were hoping to contend this season. The Orioles, just 2.5 games out of a wild-card spot, have indicated their direction on deadline day with the trade of Taylor Ward and now this. They have to hope catcher Samuel Basallo’s shoulder will heal quickly. I feel li…