Hyde had ruled out Rodriguez for the start of the season because of discomfort in his elbow earlier this week.

After losing Corbin Burnes and John Means over the offseason, the O's are counting on Rodriguez to step up, but it looks like he will be sidelined to start the year.

Baltimore Orioles right-handed pitcher Grayson Rodriguez (elbow) received a cortisone shot and will be shut down for seven to 10 days. After this period, he will begin a throwing program. The 25-year-old has been dealing with elbow inflammation and will not be available for Opening Day.

You don't want to totally change your opinion about players based on what happens in Spring Training, but you also don't want to just stick your head in the sand and avoid all new information. The whole point of these Friday newsletters is to try to differentiate between the noise of Spring Training and the stuff that might actually matter,