Former Orioles right-hander Chris Tillman has latched on with the Texas Rangers, signing a minor league deal with the club, the team announced Thursday.
Evaluating the five prospects — Yusniel Díaz, Dean Kremer, Rylan Bannon, Zach Pop, and Breyvic Valera — the Orioles acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers for All-Star shortstop Manny Machado.
Twenty-four-year-old David Hess, who is 2-5 with a 6.06 ERA in 10 games with the Orioles, is optioned to Triple-A Norfolk to make room on the 25-man roster for Dylan Bundy.
After two rehabilitation outings, Orioles manager Buck Showalter said right-hander Chris Tillman needs to start getting results to warrant consideration to be added back to the major league roster.
The Orioles are just finding their footing after an awful start, 88-year-old owner Peter Angelos is battling health problems and it’s fair to wonder who’s running the show. According to sources, John and Louis Angelos are assuming more responsibility.
Orioles reliever Darren O'Day has seen the absence caused by his hyperextended elbow extended far beyond what the team previously thought, and manager Buck Showalter said there's "nothing imminent."
Whether or not right-hander Chris Tillman pitched his way out of the rotation Thursday night, the Orioles need a young starter to fill in Saturday in the doubleheader or maybe beyond. Who's ready?
The Orioles trailed 4-0 and 6-3 behind an ineffective Chris Tillman before storming back against the Kansas City Royals to win their second straight game, 11-6.
Orioles right-hander Chris Tillman has the highest ERA of any pitcher with at least 100 innings since the start of 2017. The next active pitcher on that list, Matt Harvey, was designated for assignment by the New York Mets on Friday.
Chris Tillman’s 22-start winless streak lasted 10 days shy of an entire calendar year, so earning his first victory since May 7 had to feel encouraging for the long-struggling Orioles right-hander.
Orioles right-hander Chris Tillman has struggled to find his fastball consistentcy this season, and really since his shoulder problem in 2016. But there's been seemingly little consideration given of him pitching backward with his more effective secondary pitches this year.
Orioles right-hander Chris Tillman was given an extra bullpen session between starts as he was moved out of turn in the rotation and will pitch Saturday against the Cleveland Indians.
