With Mark Trumbo’s return to Baltimore looking highly unlikely, the Orioles currently don’t have a starting right fielder on their roster. Ideally, they’d go out and get someone like Yoenis Cespedes to solve the problem, but they are the Orioles, so they won’t.
As we’ve discussed ad nauseum already, the O’s don’t have much cash to spend this offseason thanks to a slew of arbitration raises and a couple overpaid players that likely aren’t going anywhere. With a catcher, an outfielder, and more on the shopping list, they’ll have to get creative.
One player who fits the bill for a classic Dan Duquette flyer is Chris Coghlan.