Orioles trying to strike balance in filling 2020 roster

Camden Yards is looking a little different these days as the Orioles get ready to welcome players and staff back to the ballpark.

BAYSOX OR THE FREDRICK KEYS INACTIO━ WE'VE LEARNED MINORLEAGUE BASEBALL IS CANCELINGTHEIR SEASON.

THE GOOD NEWS ISWE ARE ONE DAY AWAY FROMORIOLES PLAYERS RETURNING TOBALTIMORE FOR SPRING TRAINING2━ POIN━OH.

WHEN THEY ARRIVE,SAFETY MEASURES WILL BE OF THEUTMOST IMPORTANCE.

WMA━2 NEWSSHAWN STEPNER IS AT ORIOLEPARK WITH MORE ON THAT... PLUSHOW THE TEAM PLANS ON FILLINGOUT ITS ROSTER.CAMDEN YARDS LOOKING A LITTLEDIFFERENT THESE DAYS AS THEORIOLES GET READY TO WELCOMEPLAYERS AND STAFF BACK TO THEBALLPARK.

SEVERAL HEALTHSCREENING LOCATIONS SET UPOUTSIDE FOR WHEN THEY ARRIVE.INSIDE SPACING OUT WHEREPLAYERS CONGREGATE IS THE KEY.MIKE ELIAS, ORIOLES GENERALMANAGER: THERE HAS BEEN A LOTOF WORK BOTH IN TERMS OFPLANNING AND PHYSICALLY MOVINGSTUFF IN THE CLUBHOUSES TOCREATE MORE DISTANCE.

THEREWILL BE FEWER PLAYERS IN THECLUBHOUSES.

DIFFERENTAUXILIARY ROOMS AROUND THESTADIUM WILL BE USED ASCLUBHOUSES AND LOCKER ROOMSTHIS SUMMER TO HELP GUARDAGAINST THE POTENTIAL SPREADOF COVI━19.

ELIAS: THE GOALIS TO CREATE A MORE SPACIOUSATMOSPHERE INSIDE THECLUBHOUSE AND ITTHAT EVERYONE IS TAKING REALSERIOUSLY.

ALONG WITH GETTINGTHE MAJOR LEAGUE ROSTER READYAT ORIOLE PARK, A SECONDARYSATELLITE SITE WILL OPEN FORTHE REST OF THE 6━ MAN 2020PLAYER POOL.

ELIAS WOULDNSAY WHEN OR WHERE THAT CAMPWILL BE HELD.

IT WILL MOSTLIKELY BE IN BOWIE ORABERDEEN.

BUT HE DOES SHEDSOME LIGHT ON WHO WILL ATTEND.ELIAS: ITOF A SLIDING SCALE BETWEEN WHOYOU ARE AND HOW CLOSE YOU ARETO THE BIG LEAGUES, BUT THENALSO FILLING OUT DEPTH FOR THEMAJOR LEAGUE TEAM THIS YEAR.WITH NO MINOR LEAGUE SEASONS,FOR THE REBUILDING OWANT THEIR TOP PROSPECTS LIKEADLEY RUSTCHMAN, GRAYSONRODRIGUEZ AND YUSNIEL DIAZGETTING WORK IN UNDER THEIRWATCH.

ELIAS: I DO EXPECT THATWE WILL HAVE PLAYERS HERE FROMTHE LOW MINORS HERE THATREALISTICALLY OTHERWISEWOULDNCOME PARTICIPATE AT THE HIGHMINOR LEAGUE OR MAJOR LEAGUELEVEL THIS YEAR THAT WILL BEHERE PRIMARILY FOR PLAYERDEVELOPMENT PURPOSES.

MAKINGPERSONNEL DECISIONS FOR THEFUTURE BASED OFF THIS 2020SEASON& GOOD LUCK.

ELIAS: ITIS VERY POSSIBLE THAT SOMEBODYHAS A PRETTY MISLEADING STATLINE OVER 60 GAMES THAT THEYWOULDNELIAS SAYS THE TWO AREAS THATARE MOST CONCERNING ON APLAYER DEVELOPMENT FRONT THISYEAR: THE LACK OF PHYSICALDEVELOPMENT FOR PITCHERS ANDTHE LACK OF A━BATS FOR YOUNGHITTERS IN THE ORGANIZATION.AT ORIOLE PARK AT CAMDENYARDS, SHAWN STEPNER, WMA━2NEWS.Tonight A slight chance ofshowers and thunderstorm