Baltimore Sun · Jan 21, 2021
As spring training nears, Orioles’ biggest offseason needs remain
Since the offseason’s early days, Orioles executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias has been adamant the organization would add a starting pitching candidate or two, noting no team could ever have enough of them.
About a month later, the removal of a pair of projected starters from the Orioles’ middle infield plans — José Iglesias through a trade and Hanser Alberto through a non-tender decision — added another item to Baltimore’s offseason wish list, particularly with no clear substitute for Iglesias at shortstop.
Nearly two months after the loss of those players and less than a month until the scheduled start of spring training, those two needs remain.