Spring training has been a bummer for Orioles fans. Seemingly every time you turn around, there's another poor starting pitching performance, and if not that, then it's another minor (so they say) injury to a significant player like Matt Wieters or Kevin Gausman. It's enough to make you want to bury your head in the sand.
One player who has chugged along unchecked is Rule 5 pick Joey Rickard. Plucked from the Rays, the 24-year-old outfielder has seemingly been everywhere this spring training. The Orioles have played 27 games in the Grapefruit League season and Rickard has appeared in 23 of them, notching more plate appearances than any other Oriole in March.