Quick Hits: Orioles, Nationals, Manaea, White Sox
 

Quick Hits: Orioles, Nationals, Manaea, White Sox
The*Orioles*and*Nationals*may be based just an hour away from each other, but they're far apart in terms of strength of schedule this year. The Orioles' 2014 schedule is projected to be the toughest in baseball, while the Nationals' is projected to be the weakest, Jeff Sullivan of FanGraphs writes. Unsurprisingly, AL schedules are much tougher than NL schedules, and schedules for AL East teams rate as the toughest of all -- after Baltimore, the other four AL East teams' schedules are the third-, fifth-, sixth- and seventh-toughest. Here are more **tes from around the big leagues.

• Sean Manaea is healthy, which could make him a bargain for the*Royals, Andy McCullough of the Kansas City Star writes. Manaea was widely considered a top-tier draft prospect last year before hip and shoulder issues damaged his stock. He fell to the Royals with the **. 34 overall pick. He's **w throwing 93-94 MPH in Royals mi**r-league spring training.
• Manager Robin Ventura and the*White Sox*aren't concerned about potential trades, writes Dan Hayes of CSNChicago.com. "Something could come up and that changes but I’m preparing with this group. If something happens then you can roll it and change and go from there. Right **w it is what it is here and you have to get your roster together with these guys," Ventura says. Outfielders Dayan Viciedo and Alejandro De Aza have recently been the subjects of trade rumors.

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