The Orioles weren’t expected to make a big splash during this week’s Winter Meetings at the Gaylord National Resort. So it was no surprise they left the meetings with little more than two projects and a lot of feelers.
The only thing certain was that the Orioles would take a plunge into Thursday’s Rule 5 draft. Club officials pored over video of available players throughout the week, and they took two outfielders in the draft’s major league phase – Aneury Tavarez from the Red Sox with the 12th pick and Anthony Santander with the 18th pick from the Indians.