The Orioles picked up the $3.5 million contract for Jose Iglesias for 2021 on Sunday afternoon, settling one of the lingering questions they faced heading into the offseason. It seems safe to say that Iglesias is going to be the O’s first choice to play shortstop next season. Things are less settled with the rest of the infield.
That the O’s would end up picking up Iglesias’s option was treated by some Orioles beat writers as a question mark. It would have been disappointing to see such an inexpensive option declined.