Usually, when one evaluates the depth at a position going forward, one looks at the usual areas. Who’s on the current major league roster that could be back next year? Who’s coming up through the pipeline that could add another horse to the race?
And sometimes, it’s someone without a lot of fanfare who shows up, seemingly from out of nowhere, and leaves you scratching your head and wondering where he came from and why you hadn’t heard of him before.
Such just might be the case with Jorge Mateo, who is only 11 at-bats into his Orioles career, but who is certainly showing some flashes of a game that would work pretty well in the near future at Camden Yards.