Hello, friends.
There are now fewer than four months remaining until the next scheduled Orioles game, which is Opening Day 2022. Pitchers and catchers reporting to Sarasota to start spring training is about two and a half months away. All of this continues to assume that the expected owner lockout if the clock strikes midnight on Thursday without an agreement on a new CBA will not impact the 2022 season calendar. We can certainly hope not.
That pending deadline is proving to be a significant one for a lot of players and teams, because it sure seems like a number of prominent free agents and their suitors are looking to get things settled in advance of any lockout.