Article: Orioles Remain Unruffled; But Pitchers' Rocky Spring Prompts Worries

It's more than one-third of the way into their exhibition season, and the Baltimore Orioles hope the team they'll be on Opening Day doesn't resemble the team they've been so far. The early stages of spring training have been disastrous for the pitching staff, but the Orioles insist they're not fretting.

Ironically, the offseason free agent spending spree that created such great expectations for the Orioles probably ensured that the team would have a subpar spring.

This now is a club full of veteran, established players - and established players have much less incentive to perform well during spring training than youngsters fighting for major league jobs. There aren't many jobs to be won ...

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