When a baseball season ends for any MLB team, it can't build a roster for next season from scratch. However, there is usually a four- to seven-person blank canvas that a general manger has to improve from one year to the next.
Needless to say, free agency plays a part in filling those spots, as do trades and moving on from certain players. There are also, hopefully, a couple of prospects trying to knock down that door of opportunity.
With pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training in Sarasota, Fla., Feb. 13, let's take a look at how the Orioles and executive vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette have built toward a 25-man roster that will open at Camden Yards against the Toronto Blue Jays April 3.
