One of the traits that former Orioles manager Buck Showalter was routinely lauded for during his tenure in Baltimore was his handling of the bullpen. He tried to avoid using pitchers on back-to-back days if possible, hated to warm up an arm and not use it in the game and did everything in his power to put players into positions where they felt most comfortable. So far, it seems, rookie skipper Brandon Hyde plans on doing things a bit differently.
Through three games, Orioles relievers have thrown 16.1 innings, the seventh-most in baseball, and a full four innings more than any other team that has played three or fewer games.