![]() ![]() has been reinstated from the Injured List. Additionally, outfielder Dwight Smith, Jr. The Orioles also selected the contract of infielder Pat Valaika and recalled right-hander David hess and outfielder Cedric Mullins from the Baltimore Alternate Training Site. Three players will start the season on the 10-day Injured List, right-hander Hunter Harvey (retroactive to July 20 right forearm strain), left-hander John Means (retroactive to July 20 left shoulder fatigue), and right-hander Dillon Tate (retroactive to July 20 right elbow contusion), while outfielder Trey Mancini (colorectal cancer recovery/treatment) and infielder Richie Martin (right wrist fracture) will begin the season on the 60-day Injured List. Eight players are donning an Orioles jersey for the first time. 12 of the 30 players were on the Orioles' 2019 Opening Day roster. The roster includes 16 pitchers, two catchers, seven infielders, and five outfielders. The entire Orioles roster and schedule can be seen here.The Orioles today officially set their 30-man roster for Opening Day. Orioles home stands will be July 29-August 5 (Marlins, Rays, Yankees), August 14-23 (Nationals, Blue Jays, Red Sox), September 1-6 (Mets, Yankees), and September 14-20 (Braves, Rays). ![]() Six of the 20 interleague games will be “rivalry” games. Teams will be playing 40 games against their own division rivals and 20 interleague games against the corresponding geographic division from the other league. But Orioles fans knew that already.Įvery team will play 60 games. I guess what I’m saying is, it’s bleak folks. If anyone besides Harvey shows much in the bullpen between Opening Day and the August 15 deadline, figure that they’ll be trading chits as opposed to building blocks in Baltimore. Cobb, who is coming back from hip and knee surgeries, could improve the staff if he’s 100%. On the pitching side of things, Means is the real deal and Hunter Harvey has stuff that shows that his future is bright, but otherwise it’s a lot of stopgap players who wouldn’t make most staffs. There’s not much reason to think it’ll be any better this year and, with the White Sox’ (13th) pretty massive improvements and the Blue Jays’ (12th) maturation, there’s a lot of reason to think the O’s will slip down a couple of slots and maybe lower. The O’s offense was 11th out of 15 in the AL last year. With him gone, the load falls on guys like Núñez, who hit a lot of homers but didn’t do much else and Hays who had a super duper cup of coffee late in the season. On offense, Mancini’s loss is incalculable. The fact that their best player, Trey Mancini, was stricken with colon cancer makes the team’s competitive prospects even worse, but they also put the baseball side of all of this in perspective. They will finish in last place this year and the only thing keeping them from losing 100 is that they’re only playing 60. They have finished in last place in the American League East three seasons running, losing 115 games in 2018 and 108 last year. Given where the Orioles are right now, a short season is an act of mercy. ![]()
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