Good morning, Birdland!
Opening Day is sneaking up on us. We now have just over two weeks to go, and the roster is beginning to take shape. The latest casualty was southpaw Keegan Akin, who was thought to be in contention for a rotation spot. Instead, he will open the season with Triple-A Norfolk.
The Orioles still have about a million players in camp and several battles still need to be won. But the overall picture is a bit clearer than it was just a few days ago.
The pitching staff is going to John Means and Alex Cobb in front of what is likely to be a revolving door of guys that will be lucky to survive five innings each time they go to the mound.