This article is part of the Know Your Orioles 40-man series, which features an article about each of the 38 players currently on the Orioles roster. There will be one every weekday until we run out of players.
It feels like ages ago, what with the lockout stretching on, but November 2021 was a busy month for the Orioles. With the Collective Bargaining Agreement set to expire on December 2, the Orioles had limited time to tinker with their 40-man roster. The team acted quickly and drastically. Within the month, 11 players were sent packing (including onetime first-rounder Hunter Harvey, to the surprise of many), four were activated off the IL, six minor leaguers were shielded from the Rule 5 Draft (which still hasn’t taken place), two new pitchers were picked up, and one infielder (Lucius Fox) was claimed … and then just as swiftly, released.