Which leftover free agents fit with the Orioles?

While pitchers and catchers report to spring training next week, there are still dozens of MLB free agents that remain unsigned. That may bode well for the Orioles, who in recent years have signed last-minute additions during or after the break of camp.

Here’s a deeper look at some potential fits:

OF Angel Pagan

The O’s want to add an outfielder, and Pagan is the most experienced one remaining on the market. An 11-year veteran, Pagan is coming off a solid offensive season with the Giants, during which he cranked a career-high 12 home runs and batted .277 with a .750 OPS. He still has a bit of speed in his 35-year-old legs, stealing 15 bases in 2016, which would’ve led the Orioles by a comfortable margin. Pagan’s recent injury history, however, is a red flag. He underwent back surgery in 2014, missed time with right knee tendinitis in 2015 and suffered a left hamstring strain in 2016 that required another surgery. And while Pagan would add athleticism to the outfield, he has declined defensively in recent years, to the point that the Giants shifted the longtime center fielder to the less physically demanding left field in 2016.

OF Franklin Gutierrez

Once a dynamic player on both sides of the ball, Gutierrez’s career was derailed by an arthritic condition called ankylosing spondylitis, which caused him to miss the entire 2014 season and then reduced him to a part-time role. Used the right way, though, he could provide some value. The righty-swinging Gutierrez did major damage to left-handed pitchers last season, batting .280 with an .884 OPS and 12 home runs. That could make him a useful platoon partner for outfielders Hyun Soo Kim or Seth Smith, who struggle against southpaws. Defensively, the former Gold-Glove-winning Gutierrez is now a question mark. It’s unclear if his arthritic legs can handle the wear and tear of frequent outfield duty.

OF Michael Bourn

If the Orioles are concerned about Pagan’s and Gutierrez’s health, they could turn to a familiar face for outfield help. Bourn instantly improved the Orioles’ outfield defense after they acquired him from Arizona Aug. 31, earning him more frequent late-season starts, including the Wild Card game. Bourn likely wouldn’t see many starts if he re-upped in 2017, but he’d give manager Buck Showalter a capable defensive replacement for Kim, Smith and/or Mark Trumbo in games in which the club has a late lead.

LHP Jorge De La Rosa

It seems like the Orioles have been connected to De La Rosa in trade rumors since the Eisenhower administration. So it’s practically obligatory to mention him here. The longtime Rockie, who will turn 36 the first week of the regular season and is coming off a 5.51 ERA in 2016, shouldn’t be penciled into the starting rotation anytime soon. Still, the Orioles could take a flier on him as a veteran swingman, stashing him in the bullpen as a long reliever who’s ready to fill in whenever they need a spot start.

LHP Travis Wood

Wood is another potential fit for the swingman role, and he has the advantage of being almost six years younger than De La Rosa. Wood pitched exclusively in relief in 2016 — posting a 2.95 ERA in 77 games for the Cubs — but has 133 major league starts under his belt in case the O’s need an emergency starter. He’d give them a more established lefty reliever than youngster Donnie Hart, though at a higher price tag. And hey, he can also play left field in an emergency.

RHP David Hernandez

Signing Hernandez would reunite the Orioles with one of their homegrown products, a 2005 draft pick whom they dealt to the Diamondbacks in the Mark Reynolds trade five years later. Granted, relief help is not exactly a pressing need since the club is bringing back all of the key members from its stellar 2016 bullpen. But there may be one or two middle-relief spots available, and that’s where Hernandez could slot in. Two years removed from Tommy John surgery, Hernandez’s 2016 ERA (3.84) and strikeout rate (9.9) were both at their best marks since 2012.

RHP Edwin Jackson

There hasn’t been much buzz this winter around Jackson, who will likely have to settle for a minor league deal somewhere. The main reason I mention him is that, if he were to throw a pitch for the Orioles, he’d be playing for his 12th major league franchise, one shy of Octavio Dotel’s MLB record. It took Dotel until the age of 37 to join his 12th team, while Jackson is only 33. Jackson has taken the term “journeyman” to a whole new level.