On an Orioles team that has been a haven for those who haven’t gotten a chance elsewhere, reliever Paul Fry in particular knows that such an opportunity doesn’t come easy and, thus, had to be taken.
When many of the players who are nearing the heights that he is — possibly a closer for the Orioles, but at the very least their most reliable reliever and one of the quietly most effective left-handed setup men in all of baseball — were starring in summer showcase leagues after pitching at big schools in the spring, Fry was out of the game altogether.