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With three superstars fleeing in free agency, the Baltimore Orioles still find a way to win on Opening Day.

Here's the most updated look at the Orioles' projected 25-man roster

The Orioles are depending on Matt Wieters' successful and productive return to help offset the free agent departure of 2014 major league home run king Nelson Cruz and steady right fielder Nick Markakis.

It was fair of Dan Duquette to assume that the Orioles could replace Nelson Cruz's major-league-leading home run total and Nick Markakis's offensive production if all else went well. It just wasn't fair to assume that all else would go well.

A lock to make the club with Matt Wieters likely out until late April or early May, Caleb Joseph is likely to be the Orioles starting catcher.

Catcher Matt Wieters is scheduled to resume throwing Saturday, and although his return from Tommy John elbow reconstruction in June remains uncertain, the Orioles have begun mapping out parts of his recovery.

Orioles catcher Matt Wieters, speaking for the first time since manager Buck Showalter said he is unlikely to be recovered in time for Opening Day, expressed disappointment in knowing he wasn't going to make the target date he set back when he had surgery in June.

It is less than two weeks until the Orioles open the regular season on April 6 in Tampa Bay, but with 13 Grapefruit League games remaining in spring training, they still have plenty of time to finalize their 25-man Opening Day roster.

Matt Wieters prefers to call the Orioles' decision to sideline him from catching in games for a week with right elbow tendinitis more of a "slow down" than a "shut down."

Orioles catcher Matt Wieters won't play again until at least Wednesday, manager Buck Showalter said.

Orioles catcher Matt Wieters was scheduled to have precautionary X-rays taken before Thursday's Grapefruit League game against the Pittsburgh Pirates as Ed Smith Stadium.

One day after catching his first Grapefruit League game of the spring, Matt Wieters will be shut down from playing the position for a week because of elbow tendinitis, Orioles manager Buck Showalter said.

Ubaldo Jimenez made his fourth start Wednesday, and the embattled right-hander accomplished something no other Orioles pitcher has done this spring.

Proving they are healthy has been the Orioles' goal this spring and so far they have succeeded.

As Orioles catcher Matt Wieters takes his place behind the plate in a non-controlled game today for the first time since last May 4, he has now overcome the biggest hurdles in his recovery from last season's Tommy John surgery.

Orioles right-hander Bud Norris' spring training struggles continued in his third Grapefruit League start on Tuesday afternoon against the Minnesota Twins at Ed Smith Stadium.

Orioles Rule 5 pick Jason Garcia, who hasn¿t pitched in a week after tweaking his left hamstring, is slated to throw a live batting practice session today.

Designated hitter Travis Snider had three hits and first baseman Steve Pearch homered for the second straight game, but the Orioles still came up short, suffering a 4-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates at McKechnie Field.

SARASOTA, Fla. ¿ Orioles catcher Matt Wieters joked that catching six innings in Sunday¿s 10 a.m. ¿B¿ game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Ed Smith Stadium gave him the opportunity to catch the first morning-after-day of his career.

Orioles right-hander Kevin Gausman pitched three strong innings on Sunday morning in the Orioles¿ B game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Ed Smith Stadium, a game that ended in a 2-2 tie after seven innings.

The Orioles have scored more than three runs in Grapefruit League play just four times, and the hitters projected to play regularly during the regular season have combined to bat .182.

Orioles catcher Matt Wieters won't throw from the catching position in today's minor league exhibition game against the Puerto Rico development team today but before the game, Wieters' throws were times during a pregame workout.

After back-to-back road games, the Orioles are home Saturday and face the Tampa Bay Rays at Ed Smith Stadium.

Matt Wieters will catcher in a competitive situation for first time since the Orioles' early-spring intrasquad game, but will not attempt to throw out baserunners.

In his second spring start, right-hander Miguel Gonzalez allowed two runs over three innings as the Orioles lost, 5-2, to the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday afternoon in front of an announced sellout crowd of 7,403, the team¿s fifth sellout in six home games at Ed Smith Stadium.

The Orioles play host to the Toronto Blue Jays at 1:05 p.m. Wednesday at Ed Smith Stadium. Right-hander Miguel Gonzalez will make his second Grapefruit League start.

The best window of opportunity to keep Gold Glove catcher Matt Wieters and power-hitting first baseman Chris Davis from entering the free agent market in November will close in about four weeks, and there appears to be nothing in the works that would prevent that from happening.

Orioles third baseman Manny Machado, coming back from a second knee surgery in as many seasons, showed flashes Tuesday afternoon of what made him one of the best young players in the game.

Orioles catcher Matt Wieters enters Tuesday's game against the New York Yankees hitless in 13 Grapefruit League at-bats, but manager Buck Showalter sees no reason for concern.

Orioles catcher Matt Wieters said on Tuesday that his focus on coming back from Tommy John elbow surgery has allowed him to block out any thought of what might happen when his current contract with the club expires at the end of this season.

Orioles first baseman Chris Davis has done his best to sidestep talk about his uncertain contract situation beyond this season, but he said Monday that his long-term future with the team may depend on the long-term outlook for it.

"He did a couple things that got him noticed today, some good and some bad," Showalter said.

¿Every report's a little better than the one before,¿ Buck Showalter said.

Baltimore Orioles catcher Caleb Joseph worked as a landscaper, UPS driver to support himself; he's not the only one

SARASOTA, Fla. - Orioles catcher Caleb Joseph was scheduled to play in today's Grapefruit League game against the Boston Red Sox. But Joseph isn't with the team today after taking his wife, Brooke, to a local hospital late Friday night.

Hall of Famer shows up for book signing, seems confident the Orioles will return to playoffs this season

The Orioles are hosting their spring training home opener Wednesday afternoon against the Detroit Tigers at Ed Smith Stadium.

Orioles players are wearing orange Lungevity T-shirts for their spring training workout today, the one-year anniversary of the death of former public relations director Monica Barlow from lung cancer.

Orioles catcher Matt Wieters will be behind the plate in a game-like setting for the first time since May when he starts in Sunday's intrasquad game on the Ed Smith Stadium main field.

Orioles manager Buck Showalter will take his team onto the Ed Smith Stadium field on Saturday so they can utilize the sound system to pump crowd noise into the stadium.

After Nick Markakis' comments Wednesday to USA Today, Orioles manager Buck Showalter said he had a text-message dialogue with Markakis on Thursday indicating that the outfielder's statements were taken out of context.

Now that Everth Cabrera is officially an Oriole, his addition creates an interesting dynamic to spring training.

Every team brings a bunch of catchers to spring training to catch the countless bullpen sessions and audition for roles at the upper levels of the organization, and every manager publicly declares that the major league backup job is wide open. In this case, it shouldn't be.

Chris Tillman isn't quite elite, but there are very few pitchers who can boast a .704 winning percentage over the past 2 1/2 seasons.

As the Orioles hold their first pitchers and catchers workout at the Ed Smith Stadium complex, catcher Matt Wieters has his eyes focused on being fully recovered in time for Opening Day.

The Orioles enter Friday's first spring workout for pitchers and catchers with several players entrenched in starting spots and very few position battles.

Orioles executive vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette always has put a premium on defense, so no one should have been surprised when he played a little of it in his first media briefing of spring training.

When the Orioles parted ways with Nolan Reimold, reluctantly designating him for assignment in July, the outfielder didn't think he'd be back with the organization.

The Orioles' pending one-year deal with infielder Everth Cabrera is still moving forward, but executive vice president Dan Duquette said Thursday that he wasn't certain that it would be finalized by the end of the week.