Spring cleaning came early for the Orioles this year, as the offseason started and fifteen names were quickly knocked off the roster. Some were expected: Zack Burdi, Tom Eshelman, Konner Wade, Pat Valaika, Austin Wynns, Conner Greene, Marcos Diplán, Eric Hanhold, Matt Harvey, Fernando Abad, Pedro Severino, Spenser Watkins, Nick Ciuffo. Some were less so: Chris Ellis (the Orioles’ second-most effective starter this season) and Hunter Harvey (the perennially injured but super talented former first-round pick),
Then the Orioles then built back up the roster to 32 players by reinstating four—Jorge López, Keegan Akin, Jorge Mateo and DJ Stewart—from the injured list and making one pickup: RHP Bryan Baker, a 6’6” righty who had a 1.