Friday Bird Droppings: Spring training has taken a sour turn

Good morning, Camden Chatters.

Wasn’t it just a week or two ago that we were discussing the lack of drama at Orioles spring training? How the O’s had avoided any injuries over the offseason and the season-opening roster was all but locked into place?

Oh, how young and naïve we were back then.

In just the last few days, potential disaster has struck the Birds in camp. First came word that the Orioles’ superstar shortstop Gunnar Henderson suffered an intercostal strain that could put his Opening Day status in jeopardy. And yesterday brought even more troubling news, as Grayson Rodriguez has been sidelined with triceps soreness that may or may not be a prelude to a serious elbow injury.

Rodriguez’s…