It has been speculated that Dylan Buddy and Kevin Gausman could reach the Major Leagues with the Orioles this season.

The prospects will be closely monitored this spring to ensure they will be options to the help the team down the stretch.

"[Bundy will] have a longer rope early," Buck Showalter said. "He's excited about that. Gausman will be similar. When you look at the innings he pitched at LSU and what he did in instructional league, he's got a little different plan.

"They're going to have a minicamp that allows them to do whatever we allow them to do in August, September and October for the Major League club if they're in the mix -- provided they don't make the club [out of camp]."