A day ahead of the deadline, the Orioles have their 28-man Opening Day roster figured out. With the planned Wednesday afternoon spring finale canceled, the team used Wednesday morning to make their last round of cuts and settle on 14 position players and 14 pitchers who will be the first batch of Orioles this year. As ever, the roster will be subject to change due to injuries, performance, need for a fresh arm, or other whims. It may be that not all of these 28 players will even make it to the home opener on April 11.
These four pitchers have been named as the starters for the first four games of the season:
- John Means
- Jordan Lyles
- Tyler Wells
- Bruce Zimmermann
Zimmermann, the Baltimore native, will be used as the starter for the first home game of the year.