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In selecting a high-upside power arm in Grayson Rodriguez at No. 11 and a college shortstop in Cadyn Grenier at No. 37, the Orioles filled some needs in their system and signaled what they could be looking for as they prepare to tear down a failed major league roster.

The Orioles' minor league affiliates in Norfolk, Bowie, Frederick and Delmarva announced their break-camp rosters Friday as the end of spring training for minor leaguers approaches.

Austin Hays tripled, scored a run and was 2-for-3 in Thursday's intrasquad game

While the Orioles are to be commended for transitioning seamlessly to shortstop Tim Beckham from J.J. Hardy, there's perilously little depth behind him and second baseman Jonathan Schoop.

Orioles minor league updates on Keegan Akin, Jayson Aquino and more.

He goes an inning, officially passing the halfway point of his seven-outing rehabilitation plan after suffering a strained left forearm.

Orioles minor league report: Michael Bourn nearing opt-out date

After the Orioles completed 18½ innings of Grapefruit League baseball in one day Thursday, manager Buck Showalter talked less about how long the day was and

Continuing the Orioles offseason positional roundup with shortstop, where they boast J.J. Hardy, Manny Machado and several prospects.

The Orioles are sending outfielder DJ Stewart, reliever Tanner Scott, and five others to the Arizona Fall League, which begins Tuesday.

Shortstop J.J. Hardy appears close to returning to the Orioles lineup after missing six weeks with a broken bone in his left foot, but he's not feeling any pressure to rush back to stabilize the club's recently inconsistent infield defense.

Infielder Garabez Rosa, who is approaching catcher Caleb Joseph's games played record at Double-A Bowie, earned a promotion to Norfolk on Thursday and responded with his first Triple-A home run.

As expected, the Orioles¿ one-year, $5.75 million deal Pedro Alvarez was made official Thursday morning, the team announced. To make 40-man roster space, the Orioles released right-hander Andrew Triggs, who could be re-signed.

First baseman Christian Walker entered the final weekend of the regular season with an International League-leading 13 home runs since the All-Star break, with three in six games before Friday. He homered twice Thursday in a 6-2 loss to Gwinnett, raising his average to .260 on the season with 18 home runs and 74 RBIs.

Oliver Drake obviously knew how well he had been doing at Triple-A, but he wasn't taking a September call-up for granted. So when he received the news from Norfolk manager Ron Johnson on Monday night, it still had special meaning for the Navy product.

The Orioles were still waiting on Miguel Gonzalez's MRI results Tuesday evening

Orioles manager Buck Showalter said earlier this spring that infielder Everth Cabrera would likely see time in the outfield this spring, and Cabrera will make his first Grapefruit League start this afternoon, starting in center field and leading off against the Philadelphia Phillies at Bright House Field.

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Frederick Keys join effort to promote Maryland's health exchange during open enrollment with radio ads

Orioles minor league spotlight for August 9

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Class-A Frederick is where the Orioles can begin plucking the fruit of a strong 2013 draft for trade purposes, with some of the best-performing and more developmentally advanced players from that class getting their feet wet in the second half of the Carolina League.

Frederick Keys outfielder Michael Burgess is making a strong case for why he should return to Double-A baseball.

Nelson Cruz reflects on his time in Texas and the Orioles added Johan Santana to their 25-man roster.

High-A Frederick shortstop Adrian Marin was named Monday as the Carolina League Player of the Week for last week, the team announced.

Dylan Bundy, long considered the Orioles' top prospect, has dropped from the preseason No. 2 prospect in all of baseball to No. 17 in MLB.com's newest rankings.

Follow along for updates on the Orioles' picks in the 2013 baseball first-year player draft.

With the 2013 first-year player draft beginning tonight in Secaucus, N.J., it¿s worth taking a peak back at where some of the Orioles¿ notable picks from last season ended up.

The Orioles will play a pair of three-inning intrasquad games Wednesday starting at 10:15 a.m. Each pitcher is scheduled to throw one inning. The games are open to the public.

A few days ago, I wrote about the goings on in Sarasota, how some players are already working out with Double-A Bowie manager Gary Kendall and there will be more to come once a minor league mini-camp opens at the Twin Lakes Complex in less than two weeks.

Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette believes he might have a pair of front-end rotation starters in right-handed pitching prospects Dylan Bundy and Kevin Gausman.