In a spring training devoid of much roster drama, Orioles manager Buck Showalter has a perfect-world scenario for how he'll fill the long relief role he cherishes so much.
Filling it in reality could prove much more complicated. Over the next 10 days, the team will have to evaluate everything from performance and roster flexibility to the team's future vision for a pitcher before deciding which of their candidates is ticketed for a minor league rotation or the major league bullpen.
"We got in a bind last year where we didn't have the type of roster at Bowie and Norfolk and Baltimore that we could maneuver around some of the challenges that some of [the injuries presented]," Showalter said.