Nearly one third through spring training, the Orioles have failed to do much winning. The outcomes never matter in the preseason, but it’s more fun when a team expected to struggle sneaks out a few early victories down in Florida.
Even though the Orioles (2-6-1) have ended up in the loss column more times than not, a few Baltimore players have already won big this spring.
Two incumbent starting pitchers are the first that come to mind. While John Means arrived in Sarasota as Baltimore’s Opening Day starter by default, O’s’ skipper Brandon Hyde refused to anoint anyone else to the rotation.