Over the past few weeks, I’ve posted stories referencing Orioles in potentially career-defining years. I speculated that DJ Stewart could be running out of time to prove his worth in Baltimore, and mentioned that Stevie Wilkerson and Austin Wynns were fortunate to find their way back to the majors after missing all of 2020.
In some ways, it’s fairly straightforward. “Players hoping to stay in majors must play well.”
The simplicity is not lost on me.
On the other hand, there’s a bit more to it. The length of a player’s audition can be impacted by a variety of factors.