FORT MYERS, Fla. -- With a pitching staff needy for starting pitching, tall and gangly Mike Wright Jr. is giving Orioles manager Brandon Hyde and pitching coach Doug Brocail plenty to ponder.

Start or relieve. Relieve or start. That’s likely to be batted around most of the spring.

“It hasn’t been determined yet,” Hyde said, referring to where Wright will fit into the club’s pitching plans.

Wright’s three-inning stint in the Orioles’ 9-1 victory Saturday over the Red Sox at JetBlue Park was well executed -- three hits (two in the infield) and no runs in three clean innings.

The 29-year-old, who was drafted and developed as a starter, has made 23 career starts and appeared in 68 games as a reliever, with an overall ERA of 5.75. In 2017, Wright played in just 13 games, all out of the bullpen. He started last season in the rotation, but after two starts, he went on to make 46 appearances out of the bullpen.

“This is a good test against a good Boston lineup,” Hyde said.

The Orioles have fed more analytics to the pitching staff, Wright included.

“Mentally it has helped,” said Wright. “Obviously, I’m not going to tell you what they are.”

Hyde said the club’s pitching coaches emphasized to Wright to go after hitters.

“When he gets in trouble he is nibbling,” said Hyde. “We’ve told him to attack with his best stuff.”

Last year, Wright was a solid reliever for the Orioles. He set career highs in innings pitched (84 1/3), strikeouts (74), appearances (48) and wins (four). In 18 of his 46 relief appearances, he pitched two innings or more.

Wright has yet to allow an earned run in three Grapefruit League outings, scattering eight hits over seven innings.

Wright said starting or relieving is fine with him.

“I’m just trying to make the team,” said Wright.

Hyde was enthusiastic about Wright’s outing against Boston.

“I thought Mike was great. He threw the ball really well,” Hyde said. “I thought all our pitchers threw the ball really well. We did a lot of really good things. Everybody threw the ball well.”

What excited Hyde more than anything, though, was how his team played overall.

“We ran the bases great,” said Hyde. “[I] loved the aggressiveness on the bases. Definitely our best day defensively. Lot of nice plays on the infield. Hit the first guy on all the cuts. Just a real sound day defensively overall.”

Orioles catchers continued their torrid spring hitting Saturday. Carlos Perez knocked in two runs with a double.

Combined, four of the team’s catchers have homered six times so far, including four by Chance Sisco, who is in the pole position to be the Opening Day catcher.

“We have tried to create an environment where they can be at their best,” Hyde said. “It’s an open tryout deal. We don’t need to add undo pressure.”

Indeed, few positions are locked up. Hyde can pencil in center fielder Cedric Mullins and left fielder Trey Mancini. After that, though, it is a tryout camp –- a far cry from just five years ago when previous manager Buck Showwalter could put a set lineup on the field nearly every day.