Hello, friends.
There are now 70 days remaining until Orioles Opening Day. That’s exactly ten weeks from today! The uniform number 70 has been worn by four players in O’s history, most recently Travis Lakins Sr. in 2020 and 2021 - but not 2022, when he switched to 54. I have now spent entirely too much time today thinking about Travis Lakins Sr.
Before this year, there had never been a season in which the Orioles had more than five prospects who placed in a preseason top 100 list generated by Baseball America. The Orioles have set a new record for the franchise by placing eight prospects on this year’s edition of the list, the most of any team in MLB this year.