The Baltimore Orioles are one of those organizations that like to stay connected to their history with the personnel they lean on. Long-time members litter the Orioles' minor league coaching ranks, and the most obvious example is, of course, Cal Ripken Jr. joining the Orioles' ownership group. It is honestly pretty endearing in a world where most players in MLB are essentially paid mercenaries who go to the highest bidder.
That trend continued recently, but it was with a former Orioles pitcher that most fans would probably struggle to remember ever playing in Baltimore. On Tuesday, the Orioles hired Thomas Eshelman to help coordinate pitching development in the upper levels of the minors.