One of the rules that the Orioles need to implement by spring training goes something like this:
No surprises.
Hard-throwing reliever Zach Pop, a favorite of the previous regime, experienced such a pronounced loss of velocity that the Orioles immediately shut him down after one appearance.
Retiring all three batters, with one strikeout, didn't ease the concerns.
Pop made eight appearances with Double-A Bowie, none of them after April 30, and allowed only one run with 11 strikeouts in 10 2/3...
