The Orioles have signed 38-year old lefty starter/reliever Mark Hendrickson to a minor league deal.  He didn’t pitch anywhere last year.  He has pitched in 113 games (12 starts) in his first three years with the Orioles and he is 8-11 with 1 save, a 4.80 ERA and a 1.50 WHIP.  Hendrickson has now pitched in 328 games (166 starts) in his first 10 years in the majors and he is 58-74 with 1 save, a 5.03 ERA and a 1.46 WHIP.  Hendickson is going to be a big time longshot to win a job in the Orioles’ pen this spring, as he will more than likely start the 2013 season in the minors and work his way back to Baltimore.

The Orioles have signed 34-year old righty starting pitcher Joel Pineiro to a minor league deal.  He pitched in 5 games (all starts) in Rookie+AAA-ball for the Orioles last year and he was 1-0 with a 2.96 ERA and a 0.82 WHIP.  He last pitched in the majors back in 2011 with the Angels.  Pineiro has pitched in 335 games (263 starts) in his first 12 years in the majors and he is 104-93 with 2 saves, a 4.41 ERA and a 1.35 WHIP.  Pineiro will likely start the 2013 season in AAA-ball for the Orioles.