BALTIMORE ORIOLES 2009

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*Players on the 40-man roster are indicated in BOLD
*Baseball America pre-season ranking indicated in BLUE
*Baseball Prospectus pre-season ranking indicated in GREEN

*40-man roster total: (40)

Starting Lineup
1. CF Felix Pie
2. SS Cesar Izturis: UPDATE 6/7 - placed on DL with appendicitis UPDATE 7/10 - activated from DL
3. 2B Brian Roberts
4. RF Nick Markakis
5. 3B Melvin Mora: UPDATE 4/14 - placed on the DL with a strained hamstring UPDATE 4/28 - activated from the DL
6. DH Luke Scott: UPDATE 5/16 - placed on the DL with strained left shoulder UPDATE 5/27 - activated from the DL
7. C Matt Wieters (BA #1), (BP #1): UPDATE 5/29 - recalled from AAA
8. 1B Michael Aubrey: UPDATE 6/24 - acquired from Cleveland for a PTBNL UPDATE 8/18 - contract purchased from AAA
9. LF Jeff Fiorentino: UPDATE 9/1 - contract purchased from AAA

Bench
C Chad Moeller: UPDATE 5/29 - designated for assignment UPDATE 6/3 - cleared waivers and was outrighted to AAA UPDATE 8/7 - recalled from AAA
C Guillermo Rodriguez: UPDATE 9/8 - contract purchased from AAA
IF Robert Andino
IF Justin Turner: UPDATE 9/8 - contract purchased from AAA
IF Ty Wigginton
OF Luis Montanez: UPDATE 4/21 - recalled from AAA to take Freel's spot on the roster UPDATE 5/23 - will likely opt for surgery next week to repair a thumb injury and could be out for a few months UPDATE 5/26 - placed on DL with thumb injury UPDATE 9/19 - activated from DL

Starting Rotation
1. RHP Jeremy Guthrie
2. RHP Jason Berken (BP #9) : UPDATE 5/26 - recalled from AAA
3. RHP David Hernandez (BP #7): UPDATE 5/28 - recalled from AAA UPDATE 6/11 - optioned to AAA UPDATE 6/28 - recalled from AAA UPDATE 7/10 - optioned to AAA UPDATE 7/20 - recalled from AAA
4. RHP Chris Tillman (BA #2), (BP #2): UPDATE 7/29 - contract purchased from AAA
5. LHP Mark Hendrickson

LHP Brian Matusz (BA #3), (BP #3): UPDATE 6/15 - promoted to AA UPDATE 8/3 - will be recalled from AA before Tuesday's game UPDATE 9/14 -shut down or the rest of the season

Bullpen
CL - RHP Jim Johnson
SU-RHP Danys Baez
MID-RHP Chris Ray: UPDATE 5/28 - optioned to AAA UPDATE 6/23 - recalled from AAA UPDATE 7/6 - placed on DL due to right shoulder injury UPDATE 7/31 - activated from DL
MID-RHP Cla Meredith: UPDATE 7/19 - acquired from San Diego
MID-RHP Matt Albers: UPDATE 4/11 - optioned to AAA UPDATE 4/14 - recalled from AAA UPDATE 4/28 - optioned to AAA UPDATE 5/22 - recalled from AAA UPDATE 8/18 - optioned to AAA
MID-LHP Alberto Castillo: UPDATE 6/5 - contract purchased from AAA UPDATE 6/21 - optioned to AAA UPDATE 9/1 - recalled from AAA
MID-RHP Brian Bass
MID-RHP Dennis Sarfate: UPDATE 5/3 - placed on the DL with a finger injury UPDATE 9/1 - activated from DL
MID-LHP Sean Henn: UPDATE 9/8 - acquired from Minnesota
MID-RHP Bob McCrory: UPDATE 5/3 - recalled from AAA to take Sarfate's spot UPDATE 5/13 - optioned to AAA UPDATE 9/8 - recalled from AAA
LR - LHP Chris Waters: UPDATE 9/8 - recalled from AAA
LR - RHP Chris Lambert: UPDATE 8/20 - claimed off waivers from Detroit UPDATE 9/8 - recalled from AAA

15-Day Disabled List
RHP Kam Mickolio (BA #10): UPDATE 7/6 - recalled from AAA UPDATE 7/21 - optioned to AAA UPDATE 7/31 - recalled from AAA UPDATE 8/4 - optioned to AAA UPDATE 8/18 - recalled from AAA
UPDATE 9/17 - placed on DL with shoulder inflammation
LF Nolan Reimold (BA #5), (BP #6): UPDATE 5/13 - recalled from AAA UPDATE 9/18 - placed on DL with tendinitis in left Achilles

60-Day Disabled List
RHP Alfredo Simon: UPDATE 4/15 - placed on the DL with an elbow injury UPDATE 4/22 - will have surgery, likely ending his season UPDATE 4/22 - surgery will end his season UPDATE 7/29 - transferred to 60-Day DL
LHP Rich Hill: UPDATE 5/16 - activated from the DL UPDATE 7/29 - placed on DL with a torn labrum in his left shoulder UPDATE 9/1 - transferred to 60-Day DL
RHP Brad Bergesen: UPDATE 4/21 - recalled from AAA to start tonight's game UPDATE 7/31 - placed on DL with a bruised shin
CF Adam Jones: UPDATE 9/5 - out indefinitely with an ankle sprain UPDATE 9/8 - placed on DL with a sprained ankle
RHP Koji Uehara: UPDATE 5/27 - expected to be placed on the DL with a hamstring strain UPDATE 5/27 - placed on DL with hamstring strain UPDATE 6/11 - activated from DL UPDATE 6/28 - placed on DL with elbow tendinitis UPDATE 9/19 - transferred to 60-day DL
*Players on the 60-Day DL do not have to be protected on the 40-man roster

Traded
UTL Ryan Freel: UPDATE 4/21 - placed on the DL after suffering a head injury in yesterday's game UPDATE 5/8 - traded to Chicago Cubs for OF Joey Gathright
IF Oscar Salazar: UPDATE 6/7 - contract purchased from AAA UPDATE 7/19 - traded to San Diego
LHP George Sherrill: UPDATE 7/30 - traded to Dodgers for two minor leaguers
C Gregg Zaun: UPDATE 8/7 - traded to the Rays
1B Aubrey Huff: UPDATE 8/17 - traded to Detroit
OF Joey Gathright: UPDATE 5/7 - likely the odd man out when the team promotes Randy Wells on Friday UPDATE 5/8 - acquired from the Cubs for UT Ryan Freel UPDATE 8/29 - traded to Red Sox
OF Freddy Guzman: UPDATE 8/31 - traded to Yankees for PTBNL

Released
RHP Adam Eaton: UPDATE 5/22 - released
LHP Jamie Walker: UPDATE 6/5 - released from the team today

Next in Line
1B Rhyne Hughes: UPDATE 8/15 - acquired from Tampa Bay for Zaun
1B Brandon Snyder (BA #9), (BP #10): UPDATE 6/18 - promoted to AAA
IF Scott Moore
RHP Jake Arrieta (BA #4), (BP #4)
RHP Radhames Liz: UPDATE 4/15 - called from AAA to take Simon's roster spot UPDATE 4/20 - optioned to AAA
RHP Jim Miller
RHP David Pauley
RHP Ross Wolf
LHP Troy Patton (BA #8), (BP #8)

On the Fast Track
RHP Brandon Erbe (BA #6), (BP #5)
3B Bill Rowell (BA #7)
3B Josh Bell (BA #8-LAD), (BP #8-LAD): UPDATE 7/30 - acquired fron Dodgers
2B L.J. Hoes (BP #11)
RHP Wilfrido Perez
RHP Chorye Spoone: UPDATE 4/19 - began the season on the DL

Under the Radar
C Caleb Joseph
1B/3B Brandon Waring
IF Gary Helmick
3B Tyler Stampone
RF Ronnie Welty
RHP Pat Egan
RHP Steve Johnson: UPDATE 7/30 - acquired from Dodgers
RHP Luis Lebron
RHP Kenny Moreland
RHP Daurin Tavarez
LHP Zach Britton
LHP Nicholas Haughian
LHP Cole McCurry

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