PT TOMORROW: AL East—Roster spots of Mancini, Smith may be less than secure
Apr 2 2017
Spring stars Trey Mancini (DH, BAL) and Joey Rickard (OF, BAL) have made the Orioles Opening Day roster. But they are hardly home free.
At some point, the Orioles will need to create a roster spot for their fourth starter, Wade Miley (LHP, BAL), who is starting the season on the disabled list, and their fifth starter, which will be the winner of a battle that has reportedly been whittled down to Jayson Aquino (LHP, BAL) and Gabriel Ynoa (RHP, BAL), each of whom posted sub-2.00 ERA in small spring samples.
Because Mancini and Rickard both have minor-league options remaining—and because they are somewhat redundant commodities, not just with each other but with fellow RHB Craig Gentry (OF, BAL), who has also made the...
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