The Orioles have temporary batting cages set up on one of the fields for bunting practice, something manager Dave Trembley is emphasizing more this spring.
"We're trying to add some things that will be an emphasis on the team and allow us to be in a position to win more games,'' he said.
Trembley and the coaching staff took some heat last summer after a series of glaring fundamental mistakes called into question the club's preparation. The O's are determined not to see that scenario repeated.
"Yeah, because I've said before, no one is ever going to sing your praises when they're done correctly,'' Trembley said. "That's just expected. When they are not done correctly, there is no place to hide. It doesn't' sit real good well with you, because it's obvious. When you do the fundamentals well, nobody says anything to you. But when you do them incorrectly and you lose games, then it becomes a point of contention.
"I told the ballclub yesterday. I've got to do things better. I've got to make it better for them. That's why I'm going to ask their cooperation."