Orioles manager Buck Showalter met with acting bullpen coach Terry Crowley today, and the plan is for Crowley to return to his duties as an organizational hitting consultant when the road trip ends Wednesday. Showalter said a final decision on who will be the bullpen coach for the rest of the season hasn't been made, but he did say it will be an internal hire. One option is coordinator of minor league Instruction Brian Graham.
Brian Roberts will not work out with the team today. He's expected to fly into Pittsburgh later tonight and see concussion specialist Dr. Michael Collins tomorrow.
Showalter confirmed that Jeremy Guthrie will start tomorrow night, but he stopped short of saying Brian Matusz will start Friday's series opener against the Reds at Camden Yards. It sounds like the Orioles are leaning toward giving Chris Jakubauskas that start and possibly pushing Matusz back to Saturday or Sunday so he can get one more bullpen session in before his next start. The Orioles are off Thursday and next Monday, and that, coupled with the uncertainty of the way Guthrie gets through his outing Tuesday, has resulted in an unsettled rotation.
