Outfielder Dexter Fowler’s 11th-hour turn Thursday from the Orioles to the Chicago Cubs leaves the Orioles in a difficult spot more than a week into spring training.
A week ago, they seemed well on their way to pulling off something of a coup, sacrificing a pair of first-round draft picks to sign free-agent right-hander Yovani Gallardo and outfielder Dexter Fowler. A day ago, players were taking turns putting on Buck Showalter’s manager hat and plotting out lineups with Fowler in the mix.
But Fowler showed up at Cubs camp in Mesa, Ariz.