Almost a full month after they dismissed executive vice president Dan Duquette and manager Buck Showalter, ushering in a new era of Orioles baseball once new hires are made, what that means for the offseason is only now coming into focus.
The team's addition of right-hander Branden Kline to the 40-man roster Tuesday was the first step in that, and a feel-good one. The checkpoints will be coming hot and heavy over the next few weeks — activating players off the 60-day disabled list and making room for them back on the 40-man roster; adding players to keep them from the Rule 5 draft; tendering contracts to arbitration-eligible players.