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Questions come attached to the Orioles that can be answered before Opening Day, with others that need more time.<\/p>\n

Pretty much anything relating to the roster should become clearer by late March, but check back in October for the rest. There’s no way to know until a season plays out.<\/p>\n

Here are three more examples.<\/p>\n

Can the Orioles get a full season out of Grayson Rodriguez?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rodriguez was a camp cut in 2023 who rejoined the Orioles in early April after Kyle Bradish took a line drive off his leg in Texas. He was optioned in late May and didn\u2019t return until July 17.<\/p>\n

Rodriguez made only three starts in May 2024 due to right shoulder soreness and didn\u2019t pitch after July 31 because of a lat\/teres strain. He ran out of time to get ready for the Wild Card series but is expected to be ready for the beginning of spring training.<\/p>\n

“He’s full-go,\u201d manager Brandon Hyde said at the Winter Meetings.<\/p>\n

Getting 30-plus starts from Rodriguez, who also sustained a lat injury at Triple-A Norfolk in 2022 that cost him three months, would provide a major assist to the Orioles\u2019 quest for a deep playoff run. He could be the staff ace. He\u2019s got the arm and the stuff. What\u2019s needed is the durability to stay on the mound.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe lost Grayson second half last year,\u201d Hyde said. \u201cIt was a good first half, a rough second half. A lot of things went into losing in the second half. Losing Grayson was one of those.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’m excited about him. I talked to him (last Monday), also. He’s ready to go. He feels awesome.\u201d<\/p>\n

Who are the clubhouse leaders?<\/strong><\/p>\n

We\u2019re learning about Tyler O\u2019Neill and Gary S\u00e1nchez. They could command the kind of respect in the clubhouse that Anthony Santander and especially James McCann did before entering free agency.<\/p>\n

I keep going back to the veteran player who said, \u201cThis is James McCann\u2019s clubhouse.\u201d And he\u2019s talking about the backup catcher.<\/p>\n

Kyle Gibson and Corbin Burnes brought that same leadership in the rotation. The young starters gravitated to them. Gibson left as a free agent and Burnes is poised to do the same. Craig Kimbrel and Danny Coulombe aren\u2019t in the bullpen.<\/p>\n

Are we too age-obsessed and dismissive of the former prospects who can command respect based on their play and rising stature?<\/p>\n

\u201cWe’ll see what the roster looks like,\u201d Hyde said in Dallas. \u201cIt’s still really early. We’ll see if we bring in other veteran pieces or we don’t. If we don’t, I do feel like some of our young guys are ready for that. Definitely talented enough, and I think that those last two successful years, regular season-wise, and two disappointing postseasons, they’re ready to take that next step.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are definitely guys in that room that have big time leadership capabilities.\u201d<\/p>\n

What will the bullpen look like?<\/strong><\/p>\n

With so much focus on the rotation and whether the Orioles can acquire a No. 1 starter, it becomes easier to overlook a bullpen that also is incomplete. Only six of the eight spots feel safe to write in ink.<\/p>\n

Coulombe\u2019s option wasn\u2019t picked up and Jacob Webb was non-tendered and signed with the Rangers for $1.25 million. F\u00e9lix Bautista is back but will be eased into the closer\u2019s role because he hasn\u2019t pitched since August 2023.<\/p>\n

Yennier Cano, Seranthony Dom\u00ednguez, Cionel P\u00e9rez, Gregory Soto and Keegan Akin are expected to join Bautista. Albert Su\u00e1rez is a long-relief candidate if he isn\u2019t starting.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the things we’ve done the last few years is find bullpen pieces,\u201d Hyde said.<\/p>\n

\u201cLosing F\u00e9lix last year and kind of having a tough year for us on the injury front, he’s done a pretty good job out of the \u2018pen. Love both those guys. Those were two big losses for us last year. Talk about a second half, not having those two guys was a huge part of that sixth, seventh inning, two guys that were able to get both sides out. That cost us. That hurt us. But we’ve done a really good job, and Mike’s done a great job in the front office of finding bullpen pieces to help us.\u201d<\/p>\n

* Len Johnston, who was inducted into the Orioles’ Hall of Fame in 2010 after receiving the Herb Armstrong Award, passed away yesterday at his home at age 95. A Facebook post said he went peacefully in his sleep.<\/p>\n

Johnston spent 43 seasons as a minor league manager, coach and administrator with the Orioles. He did pretty much everything at rookie-level Bluefield and was inducted to the Appalachian League Hall of Fame in 2020.<\/p>\n

Overall, Johnston spent 68 seasons in professional baseball beginning in 1952.<\/p>\n

He is survived by five children, 11 grandchildren and five great grandchildren with two more on the way.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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