Orioles' Logan Schafer: Spring batting average dwindling away

Schafer went 0-for-1 Monday against the Phillies, lowering his spring batting average to .045.

It's been a tough spring at the plate for the outfielder, who entered the game with one hit in 21 at-bats, and Monday made it worse. Schafer had a home run robbed from over the right field fence by Nick Williams for the final out of the eighth inning, and he stood at first base in disbelief for so long that he congratulated Williams as the latter made his way to the dugout. A non-roster invitee, Schafer has buried any chance he had of providing outfield depth to the big league roster. The 30-year-old's production has been so dismal this spring that Schafer would need a sensational performance in the minors to even be considered for a midsummer call-up.