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Orioles reset: How the 40-man roster situation is making this season harder than it should be

There's a lot about the Orioles' competitiveness during this rebuilding process that's frustrating outside of the day-in, day-out results, from the pitching issues to the lack of execution in the field that exacerbates them.

One problem, however, is completely out of control of the people who are charged with fielding a team and creates some serious complications when the team needs every player at its disposal just to get by: the Orioles' 40-man roster is kind of a mess.

There are two factors at play, neither of which provide any comfort when the Orioles are cycling the same few players through the roster.