The Orioles will probably be with out infielder Ramon Urias for one more 2-3 weeks, supervisor Brandon Hyde informed reporters (together with Roch Kubatko of MASN). Urias was positioned on the IL in the course of the week with a hamstring pressure, and it seems he’ll be out slightly longer than the minimal stint.
Urias was having fun with a productive begin to the season, compiling a .278/.375/.381 line with a single house run over 112 plate appearances. He’s spent the vast majority of his time manning third this season, and defensive metrics haven’t liked his work there, with Outs Above Common marking him at -5 and Defensive Runs Saved at -3. It’s been a greater story at second, with Urias price 3 DRS at that spot.
One participant the Orioles ought to be capable to name on quickly is Mychal Givens, with Hyde saying (through Jake Rill of MLB.com) that he’s “fairly shut” to a return. Givens has made 5 aid appearances on a rehab stint in Double-A, and there’s an opportunity he makes yet one more look within the minor league earlier than being activated.
Givens returned to Baltimore on a one-year, $5MM deal within the winter, however exited a spring sport with a knee harm and is but to make his season debut. He final appeared for the Orioles in 2020 when he was a high quality late-inning aid possibility. The numbers have dropped off a bit since, however he nonetheless turned in a stable season final 12 months between time with the Cubs and Mets, working to a 3.38 ERA over 59 1/3 innings.
The backend of the Orioles bullpen has been a energy this season, with Felix Bautista, Yennier Cano and Bryan Baker all sporting ERAs south of two. The hope will definitely be that Givens can present necessary aid innings sooner or later, however the energy of that trio permits them a little bit of flexibility to ease the veteran again into the bullpen as he will get on top of things.
Looking on the rotation, and Hyde provides (through Kubatko) that the workforce hasn’t put a tough cap on prime pitching prospect Grayson Rodriguez’ innings this season. The 23-year-old has made seven huge league begins to this point, working to a 5.08 ERA. A number of the harm completed there was in his first three outings, and Rodriguez has been sporting a far more healthy 3.72 ERA over his previous 4 begins, which incorporates getting rocked for six earned runs in Kansas Metropolis, so he does look like settling in properly on the highest degree.
In any case, whereas there’s no arduous innings restrict, the Orioles would absolutely be keeping track of issues. Rodriguez pitched 75 2/3 innings final 12 months, and 103 innings in 2021 (his profession excessive). He’s at 33 1/3 innings to this point this season, but it surely is sensible that the Orioles may begin get slightly extra cautious as he approaches his profession highs. It’s a difficult state of affairs for the Orioles to navigate with the workforce 25-13 and within the thick of a aggressive AL East division race, significantly with Rodriguez pitching properly in his final handful of begins, so it’ll be fascinating to see how far the Orioles are prepared to push Rodriguez because the season rolls on.
