Friday Bird Droppings: Where now the Orioles only need two starters

Hello, friends.

There are now 41 days remaining until Orioles Opening Day. This number was used by Logan Verrett in the 2017 season, and has been used by a host of other Orioles over the years, the longest-tenured of whom was Jeff Tackett.

Thursday was the most exciting day of the offseason so far by virtue of the Orioles actually signing a starting pitcher. It’s Andrew Cashner, pictured above in action for the Rangers last season, who will be joining the Orioles on a two-year contract. Ideally, he will pitch well enough that we don’t wish for him to be ditched before the contract runs out, but there are no guarantees.

Elsewhere in MLB over the last couple of days, there has also been a little…