In the Camden Yards warehouse, the Orioles' stats analysts could see that outfielder Joey Rickard made big improvements last year during a season where he played at three different minor league levels in the Tampa Bay organization. Later, in the dugouts in the Dominican Winter League in Oct., Nov. and Dec., an O's staff member got an up-close and first-hand look at Rickard.
It turned out he looked good both on paper and on the field, and the Orioles liked it all. It led them to take a chance...
