Another ahead-of-schedule exit from the NFL playoffs for the Ravens began the transition to baseball season on the local sports calendar, though shifting from a traditionally scheduled sport to one with so much uncertainty is a bit messy.
As it stands, Orioles executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias and manager Brandon Hyde and their respective staffs are hard at work preparing for spring training to begin in less than a month. Pitchers and catchers are scheduled to report Feb. 16, with position players reporting the following week for the first full-team workout Feb. 22.
Many reports suggest that spring training will continue as scheduled, and on that and other issues such as roster size and rules, all anyone can do is assume they’ll be normal until told otherwise.