"Orioles reliever Kevin Gregg has been a major league closer long enough to know the formula for long-term, late-inning success.

The key ingredient: a short memory.

This time last year, Gregg was coming off arguably his best major league season, setting a career high with 37 saves with the Blue Jays. The Orioles rewarded him with a two-year, $10 million contract with a third-year option.

A year later, he enters spring training as an enigma. His seven blown saves last year opened the door for Jim Johnson to take over save chances late in the season. And Johnson's success in that role -- he converted all seven save opportunities in September -- makes him, not Gregg, the favorite to close entering the spring."