The Orioles are withholding judgment on the likelihood that South Korean outfielder Hyun Soo Kim will win an everyday job in left field, but it certainly appears they are preparing for an alternative scenario.
Manager Buck Showalter said that the surprise appearance of first baseman Christian Walker in left field Tuesday against the Toronto Blue Jays bore no relation to the uncertainty at the corner-outfield positions that has been one of the continuing narratives this spring. But it's hard not to connect those dots.
Kim has put his lengthy Grapefruit League hitting drought behind him, which should have come as some relief to a team that paid him $7 million to improve their overall on-base percentage for the next two years.