Final winter edition: 10 questions for O's fans

By Steve Melewski

Orioles

March 11, 2015, 3:44pm

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Here is one final preseason edition of 10 questions for O's fans. You may be worn out of answering my questions by now, but I always enjoy reading through the responses.

As usual, answer one, a few or all 10. Provide a short answer or longer, the choice is yours. Please number the answers to make it easier to follow.

On to the questions:

1. Between Jonathan Schoop, Ryan Flaherty and Everth Cabrera, which of the three is most likely to start the year in the minor leagues?

2. Who will win the backup catcher job and if Matt Wieters didn't return in time for opening day, which two catchers break north with the Orioles?

3. How many homers will J.J. Hardy hit?

4. How many games will Wieters catch?

5. Which player will lead the O's in RBIs?

6. Looking around the American League East, which club is most improved and which is the biggest threat to the Orioles' defense of their division crown?

7. Rank these from what the Orioles do best to worst: Defense, starting pitching, offense, bullpen.

8. Which O's minor league players will be among the first call-ups?

9. Rank the O's six starters from best to worst.

10. How will the six starters for five spots issue eventually be resolved?