One unfortunate ritual of the very first part of spring training is learning who got hurt over the offseason and fans only find out about this when they report to camp. The Orioles were not immune to this phenomenon this year, with at least two key back-end relievers nursing along injuries that could keep them off the Opening Day roster. Dillon Tate and Félix Bautista are among the players who will not be at full go as camp work begins.
That’s a potential serious shakeup to the late-inning mix for the Orioles, and not a fun one to suddenly learn in mid-February when we were all looking for reasons to get excited about the team instead.