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Miguel Castro's opportunity to start was taken away by a rainout, but he could be tabbed to start Sunday.

Outfielder Anthony Santander was hitting .198/.250/.297 when the Orioles optioned him to Double-A Bowie on Sunday.

Third baseman Ryan Mountcastle, 21, returned this week from a hairline fracture in his wrist to collect four hits in his first two games for the Baysox.

Outfielder Joey Rickard jump-started his season for the Tides on Friday with a 5-for-5 effort in their 5-2 win over Buffalo at Harbor Park. Rickard, 26, entered the game batting .250 (7-for-28), but left it batting .364 with an .899 OPS.

In an effort to add more left-handed hitting depth, the Orioles inked veteran outfielder Michael Saunders on a minor league deal. He will report to Triple-A Norfolk to open the season.

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.

With left-handers Joely Rodríguez and Josh Edgin sent to minor league camp, the Orioles seem to have the 12 pitches they'll go north with this week.

Orioles top prospect Austin Hays ended last season in the big leagues, but was optioned Saturday to Double-A Bowie.

Danny Valencia was told Saturday that he was heading north to Baltimore with the major league club.

Despite the obvious upside of Chance Sisco, Austin Hays and Hunter Harvey, keeping them in the minors enough time could gain the Orioles an extra year of team control before they hit free agency.

Five pieces of fallout from the Orioles' four-year agreement with right-hander Alex Cobb, including what happens to the rest of the fifth starter candidates, how they build a bullpen and bench, and what it says about the Orioles both this year and going forward

Back in Orioles camp for a third straight year, slugger Pedro Álvarez hopes a longer spring than he's had with the team in the past will help him make the roster after spending most of 2017 in the minors.

Orioles right-hander Chris Tillman scattered six hits and allowed one run without a walk in his second Grapefruit League start against the Detroit Tigers, a week after walking six in two inefficient innings in his debut.

Orioles outfielder Anthony Santander has used an extended run in the Grapefruit League to show the Orioles that they might have more on their hands than a Rule 5 requirement once the regular season begins.

Orioles left-hander Josh Edgin, pitching against the New York Mets on Friday, made his best case for a roster spot with a scoreless inning to give him four clean innings in five appearances.

Without Mark Trumbo for the first few weeks of the season, the Orioles have several paths they can chart in filling his roster spot out of spring training.

Orioles slugger Mark Trumbo returned for just one game after missing a week with a quad problem before the soreness returned, requiring an MRI on Thursday.

The Orioles trimmed their roster to 42 players after optioning Joey Rickard to Triple-A Norfolk and re-assigned Ruben Tejada to minor league camp

The lineup for the first game of Sunday's split-squad doubleheader featured four players who are competing for time in the outfield, and things are starting to become clearer.

Orioles catcher Austin Wynns is showcasing the advanced batting eye and approach that has helped him to become an offensive threat as well as a standout defender.

Former Orioles top pick DJ Stewart is getting some work in right field this spring as the organization looks to diversify his defensive profile during his first major league spring training.

Orioles top prospect Austin Hays singled and drove in a run in his return from over a week out with a shoulder problem, and manager Buck Showalter said it didn't put him behind the competition in the team's outfield battle.

Orioles infielder/outfielder Danny Valencia said going to the minors to serve as depth at the end of spring training isn't an option for him as he pursues a major league job this spring.

Orioles outfielder Colby Rasmus is off to a good start in the team's outfield roster race after he homered for the first time Friday in a 10-8 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Orioles added another depth piece with a deal with Danny Valencia, who played with the team in 2013.

With the midpoint of spring training approaching, resetting the five major storylines the Orioles will be looking to sort out before heading north for Opening Day.

Outfielder Craig Gentry will be out for "a little while" with hamstring injury.

Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins made a highlight-reel defensive play Saturday.

After making four acquisitions in a seven-day span, the Orioles have addressed their needs for starting pitching and a left-handed-hitting outfielder.

The Orioles agreed with former Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Colby Rasmus on a one-year minor league deal Wednesday, pending a physical, according to an industry source.

The Orioles have reached an agreement with outfielder Colby Rasmus on a minor league contract and will bring him to spring training to see what he can do.

The Orioles could be closing in on a deal with the veteran outfielder in the coming days.

Former Orioles pitcher Scott Feldman could be a possibility.

Right-hander Chris Tillman has reportedly agreed to an incentive-laden one-year deal with the Orioles, like anyone should have doubted that.

The Orioles, seeking a left-handed hitting outfielder, signed Alex Presley to a minor league deal with a big league camp invitation.

The Orioles took advantage of Astros left-hander Dallas Keuchel¿s control problems, scoring two runs on a pair of bases-loaded walks in the fifth inning on their way to a 4-1 win over the Astros in front of an announced 29,609 at Minute Maid Park.

The Orioles hit a spring-high four homers off Pittsburgh Pirates pitching Friday afternoon in a 6-5 win at Ed Smith Stadium. It was the Orioles' sixth victory in seven Grapefruit League games this spring.

Jake Arrieta turned in one of his best outings of this season in the Orioles' 7-1 bashing of the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday. It was another one of those is-this-really-happening kind of storylines in the Orioles' improbable 2012 season.