With two weeks left in spring training, the Orioles bolstered their depth at third base and added a potential starter at the position by signing free agent Maikel Franco to a major league deal Tuesday.
According to MLB Network, Franco will make $800,000 this year and can begin the season in the minors on an option because of the late start to spring training he’s getting.
Franco, a former top prospect with the Philadelphia Phillies who was signed when Orioles senior director of international scouting Koby Perez was with Philadelphia, played in all 60 games for the Kansas City Royals in 2020.