January 28, 2010|By Dan Connolly | Baltimore Sun reporter
Because the Orioles are in their first year at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota and will be adjusting to new facilities, president of baseball operations Andy MacPhail said he's not just limiting the number of players in camp but also the number of instructors.
This spring, he said, the club will not ask any former Orioles who aren't full-time employees of the organization to come in and act as spring instructors as it has done in the past.
Last year, former pitcher Mike Cuellar, outfielder B.J. Surhoff and catcher Rick Dempsey helped out during spring training. That policy could change next season, MacPhail said.
"We have to get through the first year and see how everything operates. We'll see once we get through this year and into the (facility's) renovations," MacPhail said. "But, this year, I am trying to keep things as simple as we can."
