Rule 5 draftee Richie Martin already figured to have a very good chance to make the Orioles’ major league roster out of spring training, but he appears to be leaving nothing to chance.
He went 2-for-3 on Wednesday to raise his Grapefruit League batting average to .450 and continues to get rave reviews from manager Brandon Hyde for both his offense and defense.
Still, halfway into spring training, he isn’t assuming anything about where he might end up at the end of spring training.
“I’m just going out and playing ball, doing what I can control,’’ he said.