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Message: [QUOTE="jncuse, post: 4974066, member: 1969"] That's literally how the majority of major league baseball teams have played baseball the last 5 years. Its not exclusive to the Orioles, its a change across major league baseball. Lots of position and lineup versatility. Analytics driven for lineups. Also driven by 13 man staffs at all times, and the desire by some teams to carry 3 catchers. And teams adding a few more extra rest days than before. That leaves short benches. Teams like their players to have more positional versatility than before for those reasons, because benches are shorter. Like any philosophical shift across a sport, it looks better to fans when executed by more talented teams, and is criticized more by fans when executed by less talented teams. Shocking! Given that the Orioles are quite talented it should work out fine! [/QUOTE]