He said he would like to play a couple of games on a rehabilitation assignment in the minor leagues before returning to the Orioles around the end of the month.
"I just want to be able to do something down there, at least one game or two games, and see what happens," Mora said.
O's contact Sarasota
Attorney Alan Rifkin responded to a deadline set by Sarasota officials with a letter late Monday afternoon expressing the Orioles' interest in making the city its spring training home, but only if the city and county improve their offer.
The Orioles want Sarasota to dedicate three-quarters of a penny of its tourism tax to the baseball project, a proposal that the county commission has rejected. Rifkin's letter said the Orioles would keep the "dialogue open." However, the club also is negotiating with Lee County officials to move to a complex in Fort Myers, Fla., that the Boston Red Sox will vacate in 2012.
The Orioles can remain in Fort Lauderdale for 2010 and 2011, but must contact officials by May 1 to extend the lease. The club has not made a decision, a spokesman said.
