This article is part of the Know Your Orioles 40-man series, which features an article about each of the 38 players currently on the Orioles roster. There will be one every weekday until we run out of players.
In case you hadn’t noticed, there’s a pattern among many players in this 40-man roster series so far. That pattern is the following: players in their late 20’s — not yet on the wrong side of 30 — who are well past prospect status but have yet to establish themselves as productive major league regulars. Today’s entry in the 40-man series fits that bill to a tee.