It’s March! Spring Training games start this week! WOOO HOOO!!!!
Sorry, just had to get that off my chest. I just walked my dogs in 39-degree weather, and it felt like it was about 75. At this point I was just ecstatic that my weather app was telling me it “felt like” above freezing. That’s what happens when you’re stuck under a mountain of snow, ice, and cloudy skies for pretty much an entire month. Let’s look at today’s O’s links, here on the cusp of real Spring Training games.
How Baltimore Can Replace Nelson Cruz
ESPN’s Jayson Stark says that as long as three key guys produce for the O’s, replacing Nelson Cruz will be no problem at all.
Zach Britton has World on a String
By now, most O’s fans are probably familiar with the string drills that the Birds have their pitchers do. USA Today’s Paul White goes in-depth with Zach Britton to find out how the strings helped him become a dominant closer.
Great Competition for Bullpen Spots (Audio)
In today’s Section 336 Daily, Matt Sroka talks about the quality of competition the O’s have for bullpen spots this spring, and how that should lead to another dominant pen.
Grantland’s Jonah Keri says the projection systems are set to be wrong about the Orioles again, but then he still only has them at #15, so I’m not sure what his stance really is.
Matt Kremnitzer of Camden Depot looks at that topic that keeps coming up, Chris Davis and bunting.
