Orioles outfielder Joey Rickard’s hot start has faded some over the past two weeks, but on the occasion of his second day out of the starting lineup Thursday, manager Buck Showalter said there wasn’t any concern about his long-term prospects with the team.
“Oh, he’s good,” Showalter said. “Joey’s been good. Our players won’t let him be bad. He’s living the American dream. We won’t let him be [down]. He’s fine. I’m real proud of him. Like I said yesterday, his last at-bat was the one where I said, ‘OK.’ When I see him start having those anxiety at-bats, that’s when I’ll kind of [get worried].