Jace Peterson could fill Ryan Flaherty-sized hole on Orioles bench

When the Orioles acquired Jace Peterson from the Yankees, he was intended to be an immediate injury fill in for a short-handed infield. But long term, he has the chance to stick around as an all purpose utility man.

When the season began, the Orioles were content to go with an unconventional bench that did not include a true utility man. I mean, hey, this is a team that selected both Danny Valencia AND Pedro Alvarez to be on the 25 man opening day roster. Both are known for their bats, not their gloves.

In this scenario, it was assumed that Tim Beckham would be able to float around the infield on occasion when he wasn’t at third, filling in for Jonathan Schoop at second and for Manny Machado…