For much of the calendar year 2018, we've been hearing about the Orioles interest in getting a left-handed outfielder onto the team to break up a unit of all righty batters. On Wednesday, they signed Colby Rasmus to a minor league contract, seemingly with the idea that he would be the favorite in that competition.
There were certainly other left-handed outfielders to be had however. Jarrod Dyson signed a meager $7.5 million deal over two years with the Diamondbacks, a baseball sum equatable to finding pocket change in the dryer. Meanwhile, more established players like Jon Jay and Carlos Gonzalez are still looking for work.