Dana Eveland News

Orioles left-hander Dana Eveland pitches against the Blue Jays in the first inning.

The Bucs destroyed a Rule 5 pitcher yesterday. So what does it all mean for the Bucs? They destroyed a pitcher they should is how we look at it.

When the Orioles assemble for their first pitcher and catcher workouts less than two weeks from now, there will be a number of difficult challenges facing manager Buck Showalter and the coaching staff.

In one of the more personally amusing incidences of online post-scheduling this winter, I wrote a preview of the Pirates' off-season for The Hardball Times that went live on Wednesday morning, hours before the club finalized a contract with Nate McLouth, signed Erik Bedard, and traded for Yamaico Navarro.

There were no splashes by the Orioles at the winter meetings this week, no big-name signings or trades that signal to a beleaguered fan base that things are looking up after 14 years of losing.