The Baltimore Orioles have placed righty swinging OF/DH Nolan Reimold on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to May 12th, due to a strained right hamstring.  Reimold has played in 31 games for the O’s so far this year and he is 19 for 101 (.188 avg, .583 OPS) with 14 runs scored, 4 homers and 9 RBIs.  31-year old lefty swinging outfielder Chris Dickerson is likely to get the most of a P.T. bump with Reimold out of action.  Dickerson has played in 12 games for the Orioles so far this year and he is 8 for 25 (.320 avg, .866 OPS) with 5 runs scored, 1 homer, 6 RBIs and 1 stolen base.

The Orioles have placed 27-year old lefty starting pitcher Wei-Yin Chen on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to May 13th due to a strained right oblique.  Chen has started 8 games for the Orioles so far this year and he is 3-3 with a 3.04 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP.  Chen has now pitched in 40 games (all starts) in his first two years with the Orioles and he is 15-14 with a 3.83 ERA and a 1.25 WHIP.  This is a big loss for the Orioles as Chen has been their best starting pitcher so far this year.

21-year old righty swinging 2B/SS Jonathan Schoop came into this season as the Orioles’ #3 prospect according to Baseball America.  He has played in 31 games in AAA-ball so far this year for the Orioles and he was 29 for 115 (.252 avg, .679 OPS) with 11 runs scored, 2 homers, 15 RBIs and 1 stolen base.  Schoop has now played in 413 games in his first five years in the minors and he is 417 of 1,572 (.265 avg, .728 OPS) with 221 runs scored, 34 homers, 212 RBIs and 30 stolen bases.  The Orioles have a huge hole at 2B, so if Schoop starts hitting in AAA-ball, he could get a chance with them at some point in 2013.

UPDATE:  (5/22/2013) - Schoop will miss the next 6-8 weeks due to a stress fracture in his back.

The Orioles have placed 28-year old righty starting pitcher Miguel Gonzalez on the 15-day disabled list due to a blister on his right thumb.  Gonzalez has pitched in 6 games (all starts) for the Orioles so far this year and he is 2-2 with a 4.58 ERA and a 1.42 WHIP.  The Orioles have called up 25-year old righty reliever Alex Burnett to replace Gonzalez on the roster and the pitching staff.  Burnett has pitched in 8 games (0 starts) in AAA-ball for the Blue Jays and Orioles so far this year and he is 1-0 with a 0.77 ERA and a 0.86 WHIP.  Burnett has pitched in 174 games (0 starts) in his first three years in the majors and he is 8-11 with a 4.61 ERA and a 1.43 WHIP.

The Baltimore Orioles are going to place 29-year old righty swinging catcher Taylor Teagarden on the 15-day disabled list due to a dislocated left thumb, which will keep him out of action for the next 3-4 weeks.  Teagarden has played in 4 games for the Orioles so far this year and he is 0 for 13 (.000 avg) with 0 walks and 5 whiffs.  The Orioles will call up 26-year old righty swinging catcher Luis Exposito.  He has played in 16 games in AAA-ball for the Orioles this year and he was 12 for 55 (.218 avg, .527 OPS) with 9 runs scored, 0 homers and 6 RBIs.  He got his first taste of the majors for the Orioles last year and he was 1 for 18 (.056 avg, .246 OPS) with 2 runs scored.

UPDATE:  (4/30/2013) - The Orioles have designated Luis Exposito for assignment to make room on the roster for Chris Snyder.

UPDATE II:  (5/4/2013) - The Orioles have outrighted Luis Exposito to AAA.

The Orioles have placed 35-year old switch-hitting 2B Brian Roberts on the 15-day disabled list due to a ruptured tendon in the back of his right knee.  He was injured stealing 2B last night against the Rays in Tampa.  Roberts has played in 3 games for the O’s so far this year and he is 5 for 12 (.417 avg, .917 OPS) with 1 run scored, 1 RBI and 1 stolen base.  28-year old switch-hitting Alexi Casilla and 26-year old lefty swinging Ryan Flaherty will likely share 2B until Roberts is ready to return to action.  Casilla has played in 1 game and he hasn’t batted yet but he does have a stolen base.  Flaherty has played in 1 game for the O’s so far this year and he is 0 for 3 (.000 avg, .000 OPS).  The Orioles have called up 25-year old righty swinging infielder Yamaico Navarro to replace Roberts on the active roster.  He could also figure in some at 2B for the Orioles until Roberts returns to action.  Roberts is likely out 2-4 weeks.

UPDATE:  (5/8/2013) - Brian Roberts is going to need surgery to repair his right hamstring and he will miss at least six more weeks.

The Orioles have placed 25-year old righty starter/reliever Steve Johnson (retroactive to March 23rd due to a strained lat) and 32-year old lefty Tsuyoshi Wada (still recovering from Tommy John surgery) on the 15-day disabled list to start the 2013 season.  Johnson pitched in 12 games (4 starts) for the Orioles last year and he was 4-0 with a 2.11 ERA and a 1.07 WHIP.  Johnson pitched in 5 games (3 starts) in spring training for the Orioles and he was 1-0 with a 3.46 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP.  The Orioles hope that Johnson will return to action by the end of April.  Wada is likely to miss at least the first two months of the 2013 season for the Orioles.

UPDATE:  (4/4/2013) - The Orioles have moved Tsuyoshi Wada from the 15-day D.L. to the 60-day D.L. to make room on the 40-man roster for Josh Stinson, who the Orioles recently claimed off waivers from the Oakland A’s.

The Orioles have placed 24-year old righty starting pitcher Chris Tillman on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 22nd with a left abdominal strain.  Tillman pitched in 15 games (all starts) for the Orioles last year and he was 9-3 with a 2.93 ERA and a 1.05 WHIP.  He has now pitched in 51 games (all starts) in his first four years in the majors and he is 16-18 with a 4.73 ERA and a 1.41 WHIP.  The Orioles hope that Tillman will be ready to return in early April.

The Orioles have lost 31-year old switch-hitting DH/3B Wilson Betemit for the next 6-8 weeks due to a tear in his right knee.  Betemit played in 102 games for the Orioles last year and he was 89 for 341 (.261 avg, .744 OPS) with 41 runs scored, 12 homers and 40 RBIs.  Due to Betemit’s injury, Nolan Reimold will likely start at DH with Nate McLouth starting full time in LF until Betemit returns to action.  The Orioles are still in solid shape without Betemit for the start of the 2013 season.

UPDATE:  (3/31/2013) - The Orioles have officially placed Wilson Betemit on the 15-day D.L.

The Orioles have lost 36-year old lefty starter/reliever Randy Wolf for the rest of the season as he needs Tommy John Surgery. Wolf pitched in 5 games (2 starts) for the Orioles this year and he was 2-0 with a 5.28 ERA and a 1.57 WHIP. He pitched in 30 games (26 starts) overall this year for the Brewers and Orioles in which he was 5-10 with a 5.65 ERA and a 1.57 WHIP. This will be the second Tommy John Surgery of Wolf’s career, and it might be a career ending injury. Wolf has pitched in 376 games (368 starts) in his first 14 years in the majors and he is 132-117 with a 4.20 ERA and a 1.34 WHIP. The Orioles should be o.k. without Wolf the rest of the way in 2012.