Spring Training marks the return of baseball except for the fact that the baseball is fake and largely consists of players who will have little to no effect when the games start to matter. However, one way in which spring training will matter for the 2017 Orioles is the process of whittling down their relief pitchers to the seven that will ride north with them to Baltimore.
The bullpen has been critical to the team’s success under General Manager Dan Duquette as he makes minor trades, picks up minor league free agents, and acquires as many possible pitchers with options that he can.