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The Washington Post R Monday, February 11, 2008 E7

OriolesPreview By Marc Carig

Five Story Lines for 40-Man Roster No. Player B/T Ht. Wt. Age 41 L/R 6-0 205 25 35 Greg Aquino R/R 6-1 190 30 28 Danys Báez R/R 6-1 235 30 51 Randor Bierd R/R 6-4 190 23 53 R/R 6-5 205 33 56 L/L 6-1 180 26 40 R/R 6-9 270 26 34 Fernando Cabrera R/R 6-4 220 26 38 Rocky Cherry R/R 6-5 225 28 72 Fredy Deza R/R 6-2 175 25 46 R/R 6-1 195 28 27 Jim Hoey R/R 6-6 210 25 64 Jim Johnson R/R 6-5 245 24 52 Jon Leicester R/R 6-3 220 29 30 Radhames Liz R/R 6-2 185 24 29 L/L 6-5 225 23 71 Bob McCrory R/R 6-1 205 25 57 R/L 6-1 195 24 43 Troy Patton S/L 6-1 185 22 49 R/R 6-3 200 23 37 Chris Ray R/R 6-3 215 26 62 Dennis Sarfate R/R 6-4 225 26 George Sherrill L/L 6-0 230 30 32 Jamie Walker L/L 6-2 195 36

CATCHERS No. Player B/T Ht. Wt. Age 55 Ramón Hernández R/R 6-0 235 31 BY TONY GUTIERREZ — ASSOCIATED PRESS 24 Guillermo Quiroz R/R 6-1 200 26 IN OR With an eye on the future, the Orioles will be sifting through their in-house talent to determine which pieces will fit for the long term and which probably won’t. In 1 some cases, that distinction is clear. is the center of the Orioles’ youth movement. Markakis, 24, showed no signs of a sophomore slump last season, leading in homers (23), batting average (.300) and RBI (112) in 161 games. But in other cases, things aren’t so clear, such as with starting No. Player B/T Ht. Wt. Age Daniel Cabrera. Despite talent that most believe could carry him to the top of the rotation, the 26-year-old clearly hasn’t fixed his control problems; he led the AL in walks for the second straight year. 12 Brandon Fahey L/R 6-2 170 27 2 Luis Hernández S/R 5-10 180 23 17 L/R 6-4 235 31 15 R/R 6-0 215 36 9 L/R 6-2 195 24 6 R/R 5-11 200 36 1 S/R 5-9 180 30

OUTFIELDERS No. Player B/T Ht. Wt. Age 3 Freddie Bynum L/R 6-1 190 27 31 Jay Gibbons L/L 6-0 195 30 R/R 6-2 210 22 BY FRANK GUNN — ASSOCIATED PRESS BY ROB CARR — ASSOCIATED PRESS BY STEVE NESIUS — ASSOCIATED PRESS BY NICK WASS — ASSOCIATED PRESS 21 Nick Markakis L/L 6-2 215 24 LET THE REBUILDING BEGIN CONTROL ISSUES HOW MUCH DO THESE IN SEARCH OF RELIEF With the organization MacPhail has maintained GUYS HAVE LEFT? After spending more than 16 R/R 5-10 205 35 finally committed to a that he wouldn’t have taken Although they are getting $40 million to bolster its 2 full-blown rebuilding job, 3 the job as Orioles president 4 younger at most positions, 5 bullpen last season, the 13 Tike Redman L/L 5-11 175 30 the Orioles’ streak of 10 consecutive if he didn’t think he would enjoy the Orioles have several veterans — investment returned a 5.71 ERA, 13th 18 L/R 6-0 210 29 losing seasons likely will continue. But autonomy from notoriously such as Melvin Mora, in the and the worst the job already has begun. High-priced, meddlesome owner . right, Aubrey Huff and in franchise history. The prospects are baggage-laden Miguel The fact that Baltimore even is Jay Gibbons, left, — who are only slightly brighter for this year. Tejada was jettisoned via an offseason undertaking this massive reshuffling locked into contracts that make them Chris Ray and reliever Danys trade to . Ace left-hander Erik may be a sign that Angelos is backing difficult to move. Mora, 36 — who has a Báez are expected to miss most, if not Bedard was next, part of a six-player off. With the Orioles expected to no-trade clause in his extension, which all, of this season recovering from deal with Seattle that was completed endure a long season — they could takes him to 2009 — continued a steady ligament replacement surgery. An on Friday. Brian a new low and finish behind the four-year decline in 2007, hitting just 14 indication of how wide open some of Opened: 1962. Roberts, long one of the faces of the improved in the homers while driving in only 58 runs. the middle relief spots will be: Seating capacity: 8,340. franchise and its last remaining — expect the Huff, brought in as a free agent last year Non-roster invitee Esteban Yan might desired commodity, has been the relationship between owner and to provide some pop to the lineup, was have a chance. Newcomers Matt Dimensions: 322 feet to the left field fence, subject of trade rumors. Orioles president to be tested. But for nothing more than a doubles hitter. Albers and Dennis Sarfate, both 320 to right, and 401 to center. President of Baseball Operations Andy MacPhail to have a chance of turning Gibbons, who will be suspended the first acquired from Houston in the Tejada Address: 1301 NW 55th St., Fort Lauderdale, MacPhail must extract young arms around the moribund franchise, he will 15 games of for using performance- trade, could make an immediate Fla. 33309. and solid prospects from these deals to need freedom to maneuver. enhancing drugs, hopes to recover from impact. As will hard-throwing lefty Ticket prices: Box, $22 (prime) and 20 set a solid foundation for the major shoulder surgery that ended his Sherrill, acquired in the Bedard deal. (non-prime); grandstand, $16 and $14; general rebuilding process. The Bedard deal season early. Best case for the Orioles: admission, $12 and $10 for adults, $7 and $5 — in which the Orioles received One or more of these players rebounds for children. (Prime games are those against the reliever George Sherrill and major well enough to become trade bait for a Red Sox and Mets.) league-ready center field prospect contending team, or at least produces Adam Jones — is a step in the right enough to make Year One of a rebuilding How to get tickets: www.orioles.com direction. less painful. For more information: 954-776-1921.

Key Dates Spring Training Schedule Depth Chart Probable starters pictured at each position Friday FIRST BASE LEFT FIELD DH First workout, 28 29 1 Kevin Millar Luke Scott Aubrey Huff pitchers and FLORIDA FLORIDA WASHINGTON FEB./MARCH Aubrey Huff Jay Gibbons Jay Gibbons . Sites in Florida except final game; all times p.m. Ft. Lauderdale Jupiter Viera Scott Moore Tike Redman Kevin Millar Feb. 20 Home games shaded 1:05 1:05 1:05 First workout, full squad. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 WASHINGTON LOS ANGELES ST. LOUIS FLORIDA MINNESOTA BOSTON N.Y. METS SECOND BASE CENTER FIELD STARTING Ft. Lauderdale Vero Beach Ft. Lauderdale Ft. Lauderdale Ft. Myers Ft. Lauderdale Ft. Lauderdale Brian Roberts Adam Jones PITCHERS Coaches 1:05 1:05 1:05 1:05 1:05 1:05 1:05 Freddie Bynum Jay Payton Daniel Cabrera Brandon Fahey Jeremy Guthrie 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Cabrera Adam Loewen FLORIDA LOS ANGELES ST. LOUIS N.Y. METS MINNESOTA BOSTON FLORIDA Garrett Olson Bench Jupiter Ft. Lauderdale Jupiter Port St. Lucie Ft. Lauderdale Ft. Myers Jupiter Brian Burres SHORTSTOP RIGHT FIELD 1:05 1:05 1:05 1:10 1:05 1:05 1:05 Luis Hernández Nick Markakis First Base 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Brandon Fahey Tike Redman John Shelby WASHINGTON MINNESOTA ST. LOUIS N.Y. METS ST. LOUIS FLORIDA Freddie Bynum Jay Payton RELIEF PITCHERS Third Base Radhames Liz Ft. Lauderdale Ft. Lauderdale Ft. Lauderdale Port St. Lucie Jupiter Ft. Lauderdale Jim Hoey 1:05 1:05 1:05 1:10 1:05 1:05 Hitting Matt Albers THIRD BASE Terry Crowley 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Walker Jamie Walker Melvin Mora Ramón Hernández Chad Bradford N.Y. METS Bullpen MINNESOTA FLORIDA ST. LOUIS WASHINGTON N.Y. METS WASHINGTON Scott Moore Guillermo Quiroz Dennis Sarfate Alan Dunn Ft. Myers Ft. Lauderdale Ft. Lauderdale Jupiter Viera Ft. Lauderdale Aubrey Huff George Sherrill

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