Who will be the starting shortstop for the Baltimore Orioles on Opening Day? That’s a pretty difficult question to answer, at the moment. Two Rule 5 draft picks and an 11-year MLB veteran with a career on-base percentage well under .300 are the current top options, with a few utility players sprinkled in, to make spring training a bit more interesting.
This is new territory for fans of the Orioles, who really haven’t had to worry about who will man the shortstop position.
Since the Baltimore Orioles took the field for the first time in 1954, at least 20 different players have started Opening Day at each position on the field, except for one position.