Hello, friends.
Today is one of the fortunate days of the two-and-a-half month ownership lockout of MLB players, because we’ve actually got a tiny bit of Orioles news to discuss. ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported that the team has a minor league contract agreed with 26-year-old Shed Long, who’s spent parts of the last three seasons on the Mariners, where he’s posted a .660 OPS.
Long, who’s split time between second base and outfield, has a career minor league OPS of .791, so it’s not hard to see why the Orioles might want him around as a backup option for some infield depth.