A week ago, I broke down the catching competition we’ll see in Sarasota. When I wrote that piece, the Baltimore Orioles had six backstops with spring training invites. There are still six catchers in Florida right now, but instead of Jesus Sucre being among them, he’s been momentarily replaced by Cael Brockmeyer.
If you’ve never heard of Brockmeyer, you’re not alone. The Orioles signed him to a minor league deal at the end of January, which went widely unnoticed.
Brockmeyer was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 16th round of the 2013 amateur draft and has spent the past six years between the Cubs’ and Dodgers’ systems, making him the latest Orioles’ addition to have ties to manager Brandon Hyde and catching guru Tim Cossins.