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Monday Bird Droppings: Heading into Rule 5 protection week with decisions to make

Hello, friends.

There are now four months and 13 days remaining until the next scheduled Orioles game, which is Opening Day 2022. For those who find more comfort in the milestone of the beginning of spring training, pitchers and catchers will be reporting to Sarasota exactly three months from today.

As ever, these dates continue to assume there will be no disruptions to the 2022 MLB calendar resulting from an anticipated owner lockout if a new Collective Bargaining Agreement is not negotiated before the current one expires on December 2.

At the end of the week that is now beginning, the Orioles will have to decide which Rule 5 draft-eligible prospects will be added to the 40-man roster.