O’s to lay groundwork on deals at Meetings

BALTIMORE — If recent history is any indication, the Winter Meetings will come and go without the Orioles doing much of consequence. Executive vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette has made his living waiting out the market, not setting it in early December, and the expectation is this year won’t be much different.

Baltimore, coming off a record-spending offseason, has voids to fill and things to accomplish at the Meetings. But a lot of what the O’s have done at these Meetings — save for their routine Rule 5 Draft activity — has been to lay the groundwork for later in the offseason.

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MLB.com and MLB Network will have wall-to-wall coverage of the 2016 Winter Meetings from the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center outside Washington, D.C., starting Monday Fans can watch live streaming of all news conferences and manager availability on MLB.com, including the Rule 5 Draft on Dec. 8 at 9 a.m. ET.

Here’s a quick look at where the Orioles stand:

Club needs

Corner outfield Both spots next to Adam Jones are up for grabs, and the O’s would like to add a left-handed hitter for at least one of those spots. In a perfect world, they’d platoon Hyun Soo Kim, who had a solid first season, and add some defense and power to help out Jones.

Catcher With Matt Wieters a free agent, the Orioles find themselves likely in …

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