Three weeks in it's still too early, but it is a week later and some degree of reality is beginning to set in, so here goes …
The Orioles are probably running the most unique training camp in baseball and not even the scouts can tell the players without a program. Some of the observations can be harsh.
"I don't think I've ever seen a team in spring training with so few established big league players," said one scout, whose name and team remain anonymous for obvious reasons.
Generally, the Orioles get higher marks for position prospects than they have in years, but it comes with a warning that "the starting pitching is terrible," which we've all heard before and found to be all too true.
