Good morning, Camden Chatters.
Mike Elias’s promised offseason of “liftoff” is upon us, and for the first time in a long while, there could be plenty of exciting things happening with the Orioles this winter. The Birds’ days of doing nothing but making a Rule 5 pick and signing a couple of scrap-heap veterans are, hopefully, behind us. It feels good to imagine that the O’s will be in the bidding for some high-profile free agents or impactful trade acquisitions.
For now, though, there’s some internal roster management to take care of. Yesterday the O’s did a bit of shuffling by temporarily reinstating John Means from the 60-day IL — a required paper move, since there’s no injured list in the offseason — and, most notably, jettisoning former top prospect Yusniel Diaz from the 40-man roster.