LAKELAND, Fla. -- It's been an interesting 12 months for Donnie Hart. A year ago, he was an unknown left-hander in Orioles Minor League camp. This year, he's expected to play a big role in the big league bullpen.
Hart was having a great year in Double-A Bowie and impressed in three July appearances with the Orioles. He came back to the Majors in mid-August and gave up his only earned run in his 19th big league appearance, ending the season with an 0.49 ERA in 22 games.
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Red Sox first baseman Hanley Ramirez homered against Hart at Camden Yards on Sept. 22.
"I don't think there's a whole lot from a number side of it that I can do better than what I did last year," Hart said.
"It's one of those things where I'm going to have to take the same approach and stick with it. There's going to be times where I will have success, but mentally, it's one of those things where you just have to kind of stick to what you've been doing and if something goes wrong, take a step back and kind of be open-minded and have ears and listen and take advice."
Hart and Zach Britton have some new left-handed company in the Orioles' clubhouse. In the past several days, the Orioles have added left-handers Richard Bleier and Vidal Nuno to the team.
"We haven't had a whole lot of lefties in the past. It's a good thing. If anything it will push you and drive you and make you do your job," Hart said. "That wasn't one thing that I was going to sit back and say, 'Oh, they don't have any lefties here, so I don't have anything to worry about.'
"That's not the right mindset. That wasn't my mindset. It's always fun to have lefties around because there are more brains to talk to."