Brian Matusz News

Chavez made tremendous strides in 2009. Overmatched at Low-A in 2008 and batting .211/.272/.323 as a 19-year-old, Chavez returned to the Lugnuts this year and raised his OPS by 227 points, finishing second in the Midwest League with 21 home runs, and third with 241 total bases.

When the World Series ends, the Orioles' exclusive 15-day negotiating window with would-be free-agent pitcher Mark Hendrickson will begin.

One less prospect for the 2010 Handbook : Yusei Kikuchi decided Sunday that he won't follow Junichi Tazawa's path.

The late-season swoon struck the Orioles again in 2009, complicating the evaluation process and obscuring some of the positive developments that took place during the year.

Danny Espinosa, ss, Potomac 11. Danny Duffy, lhp, Wilmington 12. Anthony Rizzo, 1b, Salem 13.

After a paradoxical 2009, the Orioles enter this offseason in a curious position.

MUCH TO MY surprise and I'm sure to the surprise of many people, Dave Trembley will return as the Orioles manager next season.

Dave Trembley's job as manager of the Baltimore Orioles isn't complete: He will get the opportunity to see the team's arduous rebuilding process through to its next stage.

Back in June, I came out as a supporter of Orioles manager Dave Trembley. 'Unless Baltimore loses 20 in a row this year, it would be wrong to can Trembley,' I wrote at the time.

Orioles manager Dave Trembley further clarified his pitching plans for the rest of the season, ruling out a six-man rotation and saying that rookie starters Brian Matusz and Chris Tillman might be treated differently.

Brian Roberts celebrates his second-inning grand slam against the New York Yankees.

Brian Matusz, now with the Baltimore Orioles, prepares to uncork a pitch at a Bowie Baysox game against the Connecticut Defenders this summer.

Luke Scott has tried everything from extra video to new stances in an effort to pull out of a slump.

He hadn't walked more than three batters in any of his first 10 big league starts.

Third baseman Melvin Mora has four more weeks left before his ninth and likely final full season with the Orioles is over.

Baltimore Orioles: The 22-year-old Brian Matusz looked to be in quite the groove over his past three starts, over which he lasted seven innings each outing while giving up just six combined runs, capping things off over the weekend at New York with his third-straight win.

I think my favorite pair of sneakers are my Nike Air Max 95s. They're comfortable, and the white patent leather has helped me get more than a few dates with the ladies.

Full 'pen, barren box score. The Orioles got nine strong innings out of their relief staff in Thursday's series finale against the Rays, but they also came away with nothing out of their offense.

Mark Hendrickson's first season with the Baltimore Orioles returns to where it started Thursday, when the left-hander rejoins the rotation to pitch against the Tampa Bay Rays.

Hours after the Orioles announced that they'd be shutting down rookie Brian Matusz for the rest of the season, another young starter took the mound and again offered evidence that he has hit the rookie wall.