Christopher Steven Tillman

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5", Weight: 210 lb.

Born: April 15, 1988 in Anaheim, CA
High School: Fountain Valley HS (Fountain Valley, CA)
Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 2nd round of the 2006 amateur draft.
Signed June 23, 2006. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 29, 2009 (Age 21)   vs. KCR 4.2 IP, 7 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER
Team: Orioles 2009-2013
2013 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible, 1 yr/$509k (13) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 1.113, Arb Eligible: 2015, Free Agent: 2018 [*], Agents: Beverly Hills Sports Council [*]
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• 5/20 Camden Depot: Hammel Struggling to Get on Track: This post was written by Zach Mariner. Follow him on Twitter here.Friday night was, in a word, disastrous for Jason Hammel, Baltimore’s...
• 5/20 BaltimoreSportsReport.com: At The Quarter Pole, The Orioles Are…: As Memorial Day weekend approaches faster than Orioles fans jumping off the Jim Johnson bandwagon, it’s time to step back...
• 5/20 Birds Watcher: Fair is foul, foul is fair, O’s drop fifth straight: Let’s be frank about one thing; a controversial home run call did not have a direct impact on the Baltimore Orioles losing...
• 5/20 BaltimoreSportsReport.com: Chris Tillman Cranked Up His Velocity On Sunday: Chris Tillman‘s fourseam fastball has clocked in at an average velocity of 92.20 MPH this season according to the data on...
• 5/20 BaltimoreSportsReport.com: Orioles Season High Losing Streak Is No Reason To Panic: I refuse to call the Orioles two losses in a two game series to the Padres “a sweep,” but their three losses over...
• 5/20 Birds Watcher: Orioles Notable Quotables – May 20th: Another game, another tough loss. While this one may be remembered for yet another “was or was that not a home run?”...
• 5/20 Birds Watcher: Orioles: Step Back from the Panic Button: Here at the end of a 5-game losing streak, Orioles fans are beginning to wonder if the time has come to hit the panic button....
• 5/19 Baseball News Source: Matt Moore Improves to 8-0 As Rays Sweep Orioles: Matt Moore scattered five hits over seven innings Luke Scott and Matt Joyce homered to lead the rays to a 3-1 win over the Baltimore...
• 5/19 Sports Talk Florida: Matt Moore Joins The Babe At 8-0, Rays Defeat Orioles 3-1: Admittedly the heart rate had quickened with Fernando Rodney on the mound holding a 3-1 lead but he was up to the task. He threw...
• 5/19 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 43: Rays Sweep the O’s as Matt Moore Wins His 8th Game of the Season: Matt Moore wins his 8th game of the season as the Rays sweep in a visit to Camden Yard for a 3-1 victory. Matt Moore, dominant...
• 5/19 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: How long can Matt Moore stay undefeated? Photo: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports The Mariners and Indians start the day with Felix...
• 5/19 Sports Talk Florida: Rays Look To Sweep Orioles, Notes & Lineups: The Rays (22-20) send Matt Moore (7-0, 2.44 ERA) to the mound today looking for a road sweep against the Baltimore Orioles (23-19)...
• 5/19 Birds Watcher: Another blown save dooms the O’s: Jair Jurrjens became the 10th pitcher to start for the Baltimore Orioles in 2013 yesterday afternoon at the yard against Tampa....
• 5/19 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 42: Huge Rally Versus Jim Johnson in 9th Leads Rays to Victory: It didn’t remotely resemble Rays baseball. Their starting pitcher gave them yet another bad outing and it was their offense...
• 5/18 Baseball News Source: Matt Joyce, Rays Rally For Six Runs In Ninth To Stun Baltimore: Matt Joyce delivered a two-run double in the sixth run ninths any and the Tampa Bay Rays  stunned the Baltimore Orioles 10-6....
• 5/18 Camden Depot: Zach Britton's Start of May 14, 2013: In the 2010-2011 offseason, left-handed starting pitcher Zach Britton was hot. He had split 2010 between AA Bowie and AAA Norfolk,...
• 5/15 Birds Watcher: Orioles drop a tough pitchers’ duel: If you’re a fan of pitching, last night’s Baltimore Orioles game against San Diego was for you. Orioles’ starter...
• 5/14 Full Spectrum Baseball: Field of Streams: Fantasy Baseball Pitching OptionsIs Wood good? Is there a Grimm pitching option this week? Is Francisco Liriano back? Francisco? That's fun to say!...
• 5/14 Baseballhotcorner.com: The Baltimore Orioles’ Rotation… Now What?: With an already average starting rotation at the beginning of the year, the Baltimore Orioles could hardly afford to lose many...
• 5/14 Birds Watcher: Orioles open a big homestand: After what seems like an eternity on the road, the Baltimore Orioles are finally coming home for a somewhat extended period of...
• 5/14 Camden Depot: Chen's Injury Could Be Troublesome for Thin O's Rotation: Orioles' left-hander Wei-Yin Chen is likely headed to the disabled list with a right oblique strain. Chen would join Miguel ...
• 5/12 Birds Watcher: Baltimore Orioles: The Rotating Rotation: ro·ta·tion [roh-tey-shuhn] noun … 1. the act of rotating; a turning around as on an axis.   2. a regularly recurring succession....
• 5/10 Through The Fence Baseball: Fantasy Daily: Matt Harvey, Shin-Soo Choo, Hector Santiago: Through The Fence Baseball | Through The Fence Baseball - Baseball news, discussion, rumors, and stats from around MLB.Taking...
• 5/10 MLBTradeRumors: Orioles Facing Roster Decisions On Wada, Jurrjens: The Orioles will soon face roster decisions on left-hander Tsuyoshi Wada and right-hander Jair Jurrjens, writes Roch Kubatko...
• 5/9 Birds Watcher: Orioles keep winning series’: With last night’s 5-3 victory over Kansas City, the Baltimore Orioles have now won eight series’ (out of eleven) in...
• 5/9 TheLeadoffWalk: Day 38 Observations: Pitchers: Mariners 2, Pirates 1 Felix Hernandez: Hernandez allowed a lead-off double, and two batters later, an RBI single...
• 5/8 Through The Fence Baseball: Fantasy Daily: Matt Harvey, Shin-Soo Choo, Hector Santiago: Through The Fence Baseball | Through The Fence Baseball - Baseball news, discussion, rumors, and stats from around MLB.Taking...
• 5/8 Billy-Ball.com: MLB SCHEDULE: May 8, 2013: Another 5/5/5 Day AL Twins (Pedro Hernandez) at Red Sox (Allen Webster), 7:00 Royals (Luis Mendoza) at Orioles (Chris Tillman),...
• 5/8 Birds Watcher: O’s lose the lead but win the game: Part of being a good team is winning in any and all circumstances. That’s exactly what the Baltimore Orioles did last night...
• 5/7 Kings of Kauffman: Kansas City Royals at Baltimore Orioles – Series Preview: After a successful 6-3 home stand (minus the rain/snowed out game) against Cleveland, Tampa Bay and Chicago the Royals head to...
• 5/6 Call to the Pen: AL East Notes & Analysis: The 5/6 Edition: Hello everybody, my name is Jimmy Kraft and I’ll be giving you a quick glance at the AL East, as well as some analysis, every...
• 5/6 MLB Injury News: Orioles rumors: Baltimore ‘great fit’ for Jake Peavy, Cliff Lee: Baltimore Orioles general manager Dan Duquette is always looking for ways of improving his club, and the team has been tied to...
• 5/3 BaltimoreSportsReport.com: Chris Tillman Was Throwing Gas On Thursday In Anaheim: Chris Tillman turned in likely the best outing of the season for an Orioles starter in his eight innings of shutout ball against...
• 5/3 Birds Watcher: Baltimore Orioles: Hometown boy makes good: As was stated yesterday, Chris Tillman grew up in Anaheim, California. Presumably it had to be kind of an exciting place to grow...
• 5/3 Halo Hangout: Angels Bats Silenced by Chris Tillman, Fall 5-1: A new month begins, and it starts out just like the last month. After closing the book on April, the Angels got off the ground...
• 5/2 Billy-Ball.com: MLB SCHEDULE: May 2, 2013: AL Rays (Roberto Hernandez) at Royals (Ervin Santana), 2:10 Red Sox (Ryan Dempster) at Blue Jays (Josh Johnson), 7:07 White Sox...
• 5/2 Birds Watcher: O’s drop series in Seattle: The tone was set early last night when Wei-Yin Chen had thrown a total of nine pitches and was almost out of the last of the first....
• 5/2 Halo Hangout: Halo Highlights: Angels Start May on Right Foot, Beat A’s: Yet another game that raises the blood pressure. Except this time, the Angels came out on top. It really isn’t fair to us,...

• 4/29 North and South of Royal Brougham: Orioles @ Mariners: Series No. 9 Preview: The Mariners will ride this season’s first series win into a new three-game set with the Baltimore Orioles beginning tonight...
• 4/29 MLB Injury News: Orioles rumors: Baltimore seeking starter, bench bat: Following their surprising run last season and a strong start to the 2013 campaign, the Baltimore Orioles know that they can compete...
• 4/28 Birds Watcher: Baltimore Orioles: “Tillman Island crab cakes” taste good out west: Chris Tillman struggled a bit out of the gate in yesterday’s 7-3 win in Oakland, however there’s one very important...
• 4/27 The Flagrant Fan: MLB Game Picks - Saturday: April 27, 2013: After a horrendous 15-27 pick performance after the first three days of this week, there was a long, uphill climb back to respectability....
• 4/25 MLB Injury News: Orioles' Tsuyoshi Wada nearing rehab assignment: Baltimore Orioles manager Buck Showalter told reporters -- including Rich Dubroff of CSN Baltimore -- that left-hander Tsuyoshi...
• 4/25 Jays Journal: One Game At A Time: No fan of the Toronto Blue Jays knew for sure if the Blue Jays were going to make the playoffs during the offseason. No fan of...
• 4/24 Jays Journal: LIVE Game Thread: Blue Jays (8-13) @ Orioles (12-8): I really thought that with the NEW LIVE GAME THREAD we launched yesterday here at Jays Journal, that it would really have an impact...
• 4/23 Baseball News Source: MLB Scores: Reds, Orioles, Giants Get Walk-Off Wins: The Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles, and San Francisco Giants all enjoyed walk-off wins on Monday night. Jay Bruce hit a...
• 4/23 BaltimoreSportsReport.com: Chris Tillman Had Four Pitches Working Against Blue Jays On Monday: Maybe Chris Tillman got the message. A few hours after the Orioles demoted Jake Arrieta to Triple-A Norfolk, Tillman turned in...
• 4/23 BaltimoreSportsReport.com: GIF: Darren O’Day Strikes Out Jose Bautista On A Wicked Breaking Ball: Lost in Chris Tillman‘s stellar start during the Orioles walkoff win over the Blue Jays on Monday was the work of Baltimore’s...
• 4/23 Birds Watcher: Tillman turns in a gem as the O’s defeat Toronto: Starter Chris Tillman turned in perhaps the best start of 2013 thus far for the Baltimore Orioles in last night’s win over...
• 4/22 BaltimoreSportsReport.com: State Of The Birds: Well that was quite a early season ride. The team everyone in the 410 area code fell back in love with last year is trying extremely...
• 4/22 Jays Journal: Toronto Blue Jays/Baltimore Orioles Series Preview: 4/22/13: The Toronto Blue Jays start an important series against Chris Davis and the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night. The Orioles, sitting...
• 4/22 Billy-Ball.com: MLB SCHEDULE: April 22, 2013: The new edition of the Lee Sinins’ Complete Baseball Encyclopedia is now available and can be ordered here. Today’s...
• 4/22 MLB Injury News: Orioles rumors: Baltimore shopping Zach Britton?: The Baltimore Orioles haven’t received the production they were hoping for out of their starting pitchers so far this season....
• 4/22 The Flagrant Fan: MLB Game Picks - Monday: April 22, 2013: Sunday was a pick-astrophy. That was easily the most brutal results of picking baseball games this daily feature has suffered...
• 4/20 mlbreports.com : The Baltimore Orioles Have Treaded Water Through A Tough Early Season Schedule: Like us on Facebook here Saturday Apr.20/2013 By Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Analyst/Website Owner): The Orioles have been a scrappy...
• 4/18 Birds Watcher: Orioles’ ‘Five-Inning Club’ an unpo**** honor: If you believe the first month of the season is for getting the inconsistencies out of your system, the Baltimore Orioles are...
• 4/18 Birds Watcher: Tampa evens series with the Orioles: The L.A. Dodgers are making their second ever visit to the yard this weekend. Granted they have a similar record as do the Baltimore...
• 4/17 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 14: James Loney Leads the Way as Rays Offense Comes Alive In Victory: The Rays offense showed signs of life in the eighth inning of Tuesday’s game against the Baltimore Orioles. That spark turned...
• 4/17 Billy-Ball.com: MLB SCHEDULE – April 17, 2013: AL Astros (Bud Norris) at A’s (Bartolo Colon), 3:35 Rays (Matt Moore) at Orioles (Chris Tillman), 7:05 Red Sox (Alfredo...
• 4/17 The Flagrant Fan: MLB Game Picks - Wednesday: April 17, 2013: Yesterday featured some brilliant picks. The Twins over the Angels? I had it. The Padres over the Dodgers? Yep. Got that one....
• 4/17 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 13: Rays Bats Finally Come Alive, But Too Little Too Late as Orioles Win 5-4: The Rays just kept waiting for the spark that would ignite their offense. They hoped it would be Desmond Jennings‘ leadoff...
• 4/15 BaltimoreSportsReport.com: Orioles Minor League Report – April 14: To keep everyone that doesn’t have time to check in with whats going on in the Orioles minor league system very often in...
• 4/14 BaltimoreSportsReport.com: Checking In With The Minors – 4/14: To keep everyone that doesn’t have time to check in with whats going on in the Orioles minor league system very often in...
• 4/12 BoSox Injection: Red Sox Friday Night Game With Rays Postponed: It was probably just as well that the skies open and washed out Boston’s Friday night game against the Tampa Bay Rays at...
• 4/12 Birds Watcher: Orioles win series at the Fens: Over the years Fenway Park has been a house of horrors for the Baltimore Orioles. If they weren’t blowing four-run leads...
• 4/12 BoSox Injection: Sox Fall 3-2 to O’s, Drop First Series: With John Lackey now on the disabled list, the always temperamental Alfredo Aceves was scheduled to pick up the right-hander’s...
• 4/11 TheLeadoffWalk: Orioles vs. Red Sox: Day 11 Observations : Orioles 3, Red Sox 2 Manny Machado: As an encore to his clutch game-winning three-run shot from Wednesday night,...
• 4/11 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/11: After falling late in the game last night, the Boston Red Sox look to take the series in the rubber game of a three-game...
• 4/11 Replacement Level Red Sox Blog: Game Nine Thread – Red Sox (5-3, 1st) vs. Orioles (4/11/13): First Pitch – 7:10PM Alfredo Aceves (0-0, 10.38) vs. Chris Tillman (0-0, 12.27) Note: The 2012 Red Sox were 6-2 in games...
• 4/11 Billy-Ball.com: MLB Schedule – April 11, 2013: The new edition of Lee Sinins’ indispensable Complete Baseball Encyclopedia is now available and can be ordered by clicking...
• 4/11 The Flagrant Fan: MLB Game Picks - Thursday: April 11, 2013: Despite two postponed games, two bullpen disasters and a two-game winning streak by the Houston Astros, Wednesday turned out...
• 4/11 Birds Watcher: Baltimore Orioles: Fighting Showalters do their thing: Last night’s game was exactly the kind of game that the 2012 Baltimore Orioles would have won, and in the manner that they...
• 4/10 Red Sox Life: 4 real? Four at bats that changed the game 4-10-13 Red Sox vs Os: Game 8: Sox win 5-3! Sox lose 8-5! In a baseball game that saw the Red Sox's first defensive errors, a rain delay, great...
• 4/10 Birds Watcher: Baltimore Orioles: Bail early or hold out?: I was interested to see on Monday that the Chicago Cubs had decided to “demote” Carlos Marmol out of the closer role...
• 4/9 MajorLeagueDigest.com: Occupy Eutaw Street: The Orioles Weekly Review (April 2-9): 7 days, 7 games, and 3 opening days have passed and the Orioles are 3-4.        “They are who we thought...
• 4/8 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Baltimore OriolesThe Advanced Scout grabs his traditional Opening Day sausage and onions with mustard before analyzing the Baltimore Orioles...
• 4/8 Birds Watcher: A hard-to-figure loss sends O’s to Fenway at 3-3: A more than potent lineup has mostly lived up to expectations and rescued some uneven pitching performances, leaving the Baltimore...
• 4/7 Twins Rubes: Aaron Hicks’ First 28 At Bats: #1 vs. Justin Verlander: Got behind taking 2 fastballs on the outer half. Took a fastball inside, 1-2. Struck out swinging on...
• 4/7 SOX & Dawgs: Baltimore Orioles @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 4/8-4/11: Note: Pitching matchups are subject to change Monday,  April 8 @ 2:05 PM Wei-Yin Chen, LHP (0-0, 3.18) vs...
• 4/6 Injury Report: ()
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• 4/5 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Saturday Starter Snags: If you read any of my posts you're clearly desperate you know I love to stream starting pitching. And while streaming usually...
• 4/5 Puckett's Pond: Twins at Orioles Series Preview: The Twins are coming off a season-opening series win at home against the Tigers, and now begin a six-game road trip starting in...
• 4/1 Birds Watcher: Orioles 2013: The hope still lives: At just after 8 PM on October 12, 2012, the 2012 Baltimore Orioles’ journey came to an end. It was a sad moment for the...

• 3/30 Birds Watcher: Baltimore Orioles: Birds Watcher 2013: This afternoon the O’s will take on the New York Mets at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, which will be the final tune up for...
• 3/29 MajorLeagueDigest.com: Occupy Eutaw Street: 2013 Baltimore Orioles Season Preview: by Terry CookOccupy Eutaw StreetManny Machado, Photo: Keith Allison, Flickr.comOrioles 2013: Magic again, or Burt Wonderstone?Last...
• 3/29 Birds Watcher: Reflections on Orioles Spring Training 2013: Now that the spring training season for 2013 is 99% complete, let me reflect back upon these weeks that really went by quickly....
• 3/29 Injury Report: ()
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• 3/26 Camden Depot: On Chris Tillman and Expectations: Unlike the mysterious Miguel Gonzalez, Chris Tillman has been in the Orioles' organization a lot longer than a year. He's been...
• 3/25 Fire Brand of the American League: Prospects Who Can Impact The 2013 AL East RaceThe top three minor leaguers from each AL East organization poised to influence the 2013 season....
• 3/25 KC Kingdom: AL East Predictions: Every spring, it is always fun to make pointless and meaningless predictions on the outcome of the upcoming baseball season. Regardless...
• 3/24 Injury Report: ()
• 3/23 Birds Watcher: Baltimore Orioles: Which pitcher shows up?: Yesterday I talked about how Jake Arrieta stepped up in his start on Thursday and took a big step towards claiming the fifth spot...
• 3/20 Birds Watcher: Ranking Orioles Starting Pitching in Various Categories: Ranking Orioles Starting Pitching in Various Categories Everyone knew it was going to be a difficult but interesting challenge...
• 3/20 Camden Depot: A Closer Look at the Fifth-Starter Battle: The Orioles' fifth-rotation spot battle seems to be a three-horse race between Jake Arrieta, Brian Matusz, and Zach Britton....
• 3/20 MLB Injury News: Orioles rumors: Baltimore likely won’t add starter: The Baltimore Orioles have recently been tied to starting pitchers – including Detroit Tigers right-hander Rick Porcello and...
• 3/19 Through The Fence Baseball: Baltimore Orioles preview: Last season was no fluke: The Baltimore Orioles came into the offseason riding a postseason high. As fans, we expected the signing of one or two free agents...
• 3/19 StoopSports.com: 30 in 30: Baltimore Orioles: To lead you into the MLB season Stoop Sports’ MLB staff is embarking on a 30 day journey, where we will give you pre-season...
• 3/17 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: The Most One-Sided Trade Of The Last Decade: Yankees GM Brian Cashman spoke last week about how his team nearly traded Mariano Rivera to the Mariners for Felix Fermin in...
• 3/16 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: 30 Players, 30 Teams - Baltimore Orioles: In this series, we are going to spotlight one player on each of the 30 Major League Baseball teams. However, we won't be highlighting...
• 3/15 Birds Watcher: Baltimore Orioles: More Injuries Than Ever?: I know that many of the readers of our BirdsWatcher blog are not that old and, unlike me, don’t have decades of baseball seasons...
• 3/15 mlbreports.com : Baltimore Orioles Player Roster In 2013: State Of The Union Updated Mar.15: Like us on Facebook here Friday March 15, 2013 By Kyle Holland (MLB Reports Writer): 2012 was a breakout year for the Baltimore...
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• 3/8 MLB Injury News: Orioles rumors: Baltimore targeting Dodgers starters: The Baltimore Orioles continue to scout Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitchers Aaron Harang, Ted Lilly and Chris Capuano, according...
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• 3/1 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Baltimore Orioles: The Orioles added outfield depth and bolstered their bench this winter. Yet Dan Duquette’s second offseason as the club’s...
• 3/1 Fanspeak.com: Five Orioles Players That Can Break Out This Season: By Staff Writer John Manuel: Here are five Orioles players that could have a breakout season in 2013. Do you agree? 1. Manny Machado:...

• 2/27 Baseball News Source: Red Sox News: Will Middlebrooks To Miss Time With Sore Wrist: Long-time Boston fan-favorite Kevin Youkilis is in Yankees’ pinstripes, and his replacement might be missing some time this...
• 2/27 Birds Watcher: Baltimore Orioles: Competing in the AL East: Today is a split-squad day for the Baltimore Orioles. The “B team” will travel to Tampa at 1 PM this afternoon to...
• 2/26 Birds Watcher: A tale of two debuts, one unexpected and one expected: In baseball, as in other sports, there are few motivators as strong as being told no one wants you. Trayvon Robinson is in camp...
• 2/26 Rays Colored Glasses: AL East Weekly Roundup: Looking At the Spring Training Questions and Competitions: Here at Rays Colored Glasses we will take a weekly look into all things going on with the Tampa Bay Rays and in the AL East from...
• 2/23 The Baseball Haven: 2013 Breakout Candidates: If you had written last offseason that Mike Trout was going to score 129 runs, hit 30 home runs, and steal 49 bases in 139 games,...
• 2/23 PaulLebowitz.com: Keys to 2013: Baltimore Orioles: Starting Pitching Key: Chris Tillman A lack of command kept Tillman bouncing back and forth between the majors and minors. Acquired...
• 2/23 MLB Injury News: Orioles rumors: Baltimore shopping Zach Britton, Jake Arrieta?: One rival executive told Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports that they expect the Baltimore Orioles to discuss trades involving left-hander...
• 2/21 Birds Watcher: Baltimore Orioles: How Many Open Seats on the Team Bus?: When coaching high school sports as I’ve done, sometimes there are decisions to be made about who gets to have one of the limited...
• 2/20 Full Spectrum Baseball: Jair Jurrjens And The 2013 Orioles: If anything the 2012 Orioles showed the world , or at the least the part of it that pays attention to baseball, that in baseball...
• 2/20 Birds Watcher: Baltimore Orioles: Who starts on Saturday?: I noticed over the weekend that Washington manager Davey Johnson already announced that Stephen Strasburg will start their Grapefruit...
• 2/16 MLB Injury News: Baltimore Orioles officially sign Jair Jurrjens: The Baltimore Orioles reached an agreement with starting pitcher Jair Jurrjens earlier this offseason, but finalization of the...
• 2/12 Birds Watcher: Baltimore Orioles: The Worries of a Contrarian: I really am excited that the Spring Training is getting underway. It is a better sign of the coming of spring than the stupid...
• 2/10 PaulLebowitz.com: American League Breakout/Rebound Candidates (Or Cheap Gets For Your Fantasy Team): Let’s look at some of the lesser-known players or rebounding veterans in the American League that are likely to play more than...
• 2/9 MLB Injury News: Orioles rumors: Jair Jurrjens deal falling through?: The Baltimore Orioles reached a one-year agreement with free agent Jair Jurrjens earlier this offseason, but that deal is at...
• 2/8 MLB Injury News: Royals' George Sherrill Could be Back In April: Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 George...
• 2/8 Through The Fence Baseball: Baltimore Orioles hope Jair Jurrjens returns to elite form: A few days before pitchers and catchers report to spring training, Dan Duquette is still adding pitching depth. Since December,...
• 2/7 Birds Watcher: Orioles 2013: What Can We Really Know?: “That awkward moment when….”   So starts many a Facebook status. On the yearly baseball calendar, we are at that awkward...
• 2/7 Bleeding Yankee Blue: HOW THE YANKEES STACK UP: STARTING ROTATION: We've examined the following here at BYB on how the Yankees will stack up in 2013: Catcher, 1st base, 2nd base, Shortstop, 3rd...
• 2/4 Baseball News Source: Baltimore Orioles: 2013 Spring Training Preview Guide: A season removed from winning 93 games and capturing their first playoff berth since 1997, the Baltimore Orioles made few changes...

• 1/30 Birds Watcher: Orioles: The Last Word on the Starting Rotation: How’s that title for arrogance? The “last word” … but is that the ultimate final last word? Or is it just the last word...
• 1/26 Birds Watcher: Orioles: some baby birds who could be big in 2013: This week, ESPN.com senior writer David Schoenfield unveiled his list of the “All-Time Top 25 Players Under 25.” Topping...
• 1/24 MLB Injury News: Orioles Rumors: Baltimore Pursuing Diamondbacks’ Jason Kubel: The Baltimore Orioles are pursuing Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Jason Kubel, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. Sources:...
• 1/23 MLB Injury News: Orioles Rumors: O’s a Match for Diamondbacks’ Jason Kubel?: Rival executives view the Baltimore Orioles as a potential match for Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Jason Kubel, according...
• 1/23 Baseball Jerks: Fantasy Baseball Rookies – Dylan Bundy: Unlike the top hitting prospects who can come into the league and make an immediate and sometimes drastic fantasy impact, rookie...
• 1/22 PaulLebowitz.com: Erik Bedard and the Astros—A Marriage of Convenience: There’s nothing to lose for the Astros to sign Erik Bedard and have a look at him, but there’s probably not much to gain either....
• 1/21 MLBTradeRumors: Astros Sign Erik Bedard: The Astros have announced the signing of left-hander Erik Bedard to a Minor League contract via a team press release. The 33-year-old...
• 1/20 Fire Brand of the American League: Evaluating the AL East, Part OneWith the offseason on the downswing, Daniel takes a look at how Boston's AL East competition stacks up in 2013....
• 1/18 mlbreports.com : Chris Tillman: Was His 2012 Campaign A Fluke Or A Sign Of Things To Come?: Like us on Facebook here Friday January 18th, 2013 Jake Dal Porto (Baseball Writer) Follow @TheJakeMan24 Here’s an unsung...
• 1/13 Birds Watcher: Baltimore Orioles 2013 Roster: The Case for Standing Pat: First of all, would anyone agree with me that the idiom “standing pat” is totally stupid? What does it mean and where did...
• 1/9 MLB Injury News: Orioles Rumors: Baltimore Focused on Starting Pitching: It was reported yesterday that the Baltimore Orioles made a run at Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Justin Upton in an effort...
• 1/7 Through The Fence Baseball: Baltimore Orioles need starters with double-digit wins in 2013: Moving through this offseason, one thing continues to concern me: The Baltimore Orioles only had one starter with 10 wins last...
• 1/6 MLB Injury News: Diamondbacks Rumors: Orioles, Arizona Talking Jason Kubel: The Diamondbacks are discussing outfielder Jason Kubel with the Baltimore Orioles, and Arizona is seeking young pitchers from...
• 1/4 Birds Watcher: Baltimore Orioles: Biggest Fears for 2013: Having written positively two days ago to start the year off on a high note, let me take you to the dark dungeons of my paranoid...
• 1/2 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball 2013: Baltimore Orioles Hitting-Pitching Projections: Baltimore Orioles – Predicted Finish: Third Place, AL East The 2012 Orioles made the playoffs for the first time in [Quick...

• 12/31 Baseball News Source: Baltimore Orioles: Repeat Contenders in 2013?: Buck Showalter is reportedly nearing a multi-year agreement with Baltmore The 2012 Baltimore Orioles were good for Baseball The...
• 12/30 MLB Injury News: Orioles Rumors: O’s Targeting Joe Saunders; Not Kyle Lohse: The Baltimore Orioles remain in the market for a veteran starting pitcher, and they continue to be in contact with free agent left-hander...
• 12/21 Birds Watcher: Baltimore Orioles Status: Post-Mayan Apocalypse: Baseball survived, right? We’re all still here, correct? The world didn’t end this time (though I could write books on that...
• 12/21 mlbreports.com : State Of the Union: The Future Of The 2013 Orioles Roster: Like us on Facebook here Friday December 21, 2012 Kyle Holland (MLB Reports Intern):  . 2012 was a breakout year for the Baltimore...
• 12/21 MLB Injury News: Orioles Rumors: Baltimore Targeting Joe Saunders: The Baltimore Orioles continue to hold negotiations with free agent Joe Saunders, as the club would like to re-sign the left-hander, according...
• 12/18 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Drew, Orioles, Blue Jays, Rays: On this date 21 years ago, the Blue Jays signed free agent starter Jack Morris to a two-year contract. The right-hander had recently...
• 12/17 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Ellsbury, Blue Jays, Dickey, Orioles: It’s been a busy day for AL East teams, with the Red Sox agreeing to sign Stephen Drew and the Blue Jays agreeing to an extension...
• 12/9 Birds Watcher: Orioles 2012 Reflections: Fighting the Fear of Pending Failure: This is the 11th of 12 posts on the season past, being personal reflection upon a variety of items I wrote since last winter....
• 12/3 Birds Watcher: Baltimore Orioles: Winter Meetings begin today: Let the rumors begin, be they surrounding the Baltimore Orioles or anyone else! Today starts the annual Major League Baseball...
• 12/3 MLBTradeRumors: Orioles Mulling Trade For Power Bat; Unlikely To Sign Hamilton: The Orioles have the pieces in place to acquire a power bat via trade right now, but are weighing whether or not to pull the trigger...
• 12/1 Birds Watcher: Baltimore Orioles: Should the Orioles Deal a Young Starter?: Dan Duquette’s wheels are turning.  As if being in the AL East wasn’t already enough of a challenge, Toronto’s latest moves...

• 11/24 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Upton, Figgins, Raburn, Rays, Orioles: Here's the latest from around the league as Saturday turns into Sunday... Free agent outfielder B.J. Upton is looking to...
• 11/17 Birds Watcher: Do the Orioles Need an Ace?: Free agency is in full swing – so what exactly are the Baltimore Orioles looking to add?  According to the baseball world,...
• 11/16 Fanspeak.com: Baltimore Orioles Offseason Blueprint: Part 1-Pitching: Part 1/ Part 2 The Baltimore Orioles are coming off their best season since the 90's, and are facing an AL East that has...
• 11/11 Birds Watcher: Baltimore Orioles: In the Bullpen, It’s All About the Chemistry: Even though I live in California, having been born & raised in a Baltimore sports family (my grandfather was the sports director...

• 10/30 Birds Watcher: Will the Orioles retain Rick Peterson?: Over the weekend there was a tidbit of news that broke regarding Baltimore Orioles’ minor league pitching instructor Rick...
• 10/25 Seedlings to Stars: French’s Favorite MiLB Sleepers: Baltimore Orioles: In this series dubbed “French’s Favorite MiLB Sleepers: (Your Favorite Team Here)” I will take a look at one pitching and...
• 10/12 Baseball News Source: Who Could Play Hero in Game Five For the Yankees?: It’s been a strange ADLS for the New York Yankees A team regularly criticized for never having a “playoff” rotation...
• 10/11 Baseball Analytics: Justin Verlander will go deep because Valverde is struggling: The great Jim Leyland, manager of the Detroit Tigers, seems to always believe in his own decisions. Detroit Tigers fans have...
• 10/11 Birds Watcher: Orioles get “Raul’d”: There isn’t much you can say about the Baltimore Orioles’ 3-2 loss to the NY Yankees last night in 12 innings other...
• 10/11 Baseball News Source: Raul Ibanez Leads Yankees Comeback: Ibanez hits two home runs to lead Yankees over Orioles It was not an easy decision for Yankees manager Joe Girardi to make. With...
• 10/10 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees’ storylines growing in ALDS: Two games into the American League Division Series between the New York Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles and there are some significant storylines developing....
• 10/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Three starters added to ALDS roster: Baltimore Orioles SPs Wei-Yin Chen, Miguel Gonzalez and Chris Tillman have been placed on the team's American League Division...[+] Series roster. They were not active for the Wild Card game against the Texas Rangers Friday, Oct. 5.
• 10/7 Baseball News Source: New York Yankees Playoff Roster and Matchups: Yankees are  set to kick off a division series against Orioles Joe Girardi likes to keep things “close to the chest”...
• 10/5 YankeeAnalysts.com: Baltimore Or Texas?: We get the pleasure of observing today’s games from the sidelines. At 5:37 PM EST, the Cardinals will take on the Braves...
• 10/4 Baseball News Source: American League East – 2013 Team Needs: In 2013, the AL East is expected to be a juggernaut once again Editor’s Note: This is the first column in a Baseball News...
• 10/3 Baseball News Source: Yankees Rout Red Sox – Finish With Best Record In the American League: Granderson hit 2 homers to power Yankees to AL East title It took until the final game of the regular season, but the New York...
• 10/3 It's About the Money (Stupid): Orioles potentially doing the Yankees a favor tonight: When I previewed the current series between the Rays and Orioles back on Monday, I said that the Rays had the clear pitching...
• 10/3 Birds Watcher: Orioles beat Shields at his best: I’ve said many times before that starting pitchers normally have 10 great starts over the course of the season, along with...
• 10/3 Birds Watcher: Thoughts on the Orioles Playoff Roster: The Baltimore Orioles have enjoyed the expanded roster of September to help the team through the final segment of the season –...
• 10/3 Birds Watcher: What is MOST Unbelievable?: BirdsWatcher readers – let’s think about a few things together. I’m writing this late on Tuesday night after the Orioles’...
• 10/2 Baseball News Source: Orioles, Yankees Fight to the Last Day for AL East Title: A solo homer by Chris Davis was all the Orioles needed against the Rays The wacky American League East title race will be decided...
• 10/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman will start Wednesday: The Baltimore Orioles had considered pushing SP Chris Tillman back for the postseason, but they will now use him to start the...[+] regular season finale Wednesday, Oct. 3, against the Tampa Bay Rays.

• 9/30 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 9/29: The one problem with pitchers who throw a sinker is that when the pitch doesn't sink, it usually ends up being a long night...
• 9/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman tosses gem Friday: Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman (9-2) allowed one unearned run on one hit over eight innings in a victory over the Boston Red...[+] Sox Friday, Sept. 28, with two walks and four strikeouts. Tillman's nine wins this year are more than he had in his first three major league seasons combined.
• 9/29 Rays Colored Glasses: AL Wild Card Roundup: Rays Slide Back As Orioles, A’s, Angels Win: The Rays 3-1 loss at the hands of the Chicago White Sox was difficult enough. Combined with the three teams they are chasing in...
• 9/29 Birds Watcher: Orioles three games from the promised land after a blowout: For the Baltimore Orioles’ sake I don’t want to say that Boston rolled over last night because I don’t necessarily...
• 9/29 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 9/29: The one problem with pitchers who throw a sinker is that when the pitch doesn't sink, it usually ends up being a long night...
• 9/28 Birds Watcher: Orioles Best Buys of 2012: Ranking the Orioles Seasonal Acquisitions Now that we are down to just five games remaining of the 162 game season, the picture...
• 9/28 Birds Watcher: Baltimore Orioles: What a difference a year makes: Exactly one year ago today the Baltimore Orioles had an opportunity to prevent their division rivals, the Boston Red Sox, from...
• 9/28 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Baltimore OriolesThe Advanced Scout cries in his beer while analyzing the Baltimore Orioles...
• 9/28 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox @ Baltimore Orioles Pitching Matchups: 9/28-9/30: Note: Pitching matchups are subject to change Friday, September 28 @ 7:05 PM Aaron Cook, RHP (4-10, 5.13) vs Chris Tillman,...
• 9/28 SOX & Dawgs: Friday Red Sox Travesty - 9/28: After a day off on Thursday, the Boston Red Sox head out on the the road for the final six games of their miserable 2012 season....
• 9/28 The Flagrant Fan: Game Picks - Friday: September 28, 2012: The American League East Division got infinitely more interesting last night as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Yankees...
• 9/28 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox @ Baltimore Orioles Pitching Matchups: 9/28-9/30: Note: Pitching matchups are subject to change Friday, September 28 @ 7:05 PM Aaron Cook, RHP (4-10, 5.13) vs Chris Tillman,...
• 9/24 Bay Area Sports Guy: Oakland’s climb to AL West title looks insurmountable: Tonight marks the first game of what will essentially be a 7-game series between the Oakland A’s and Texas Rangers. If the...
• 9/24 Rays Colored Glasses: AL Wild Card Roundup: Orioles lose to Red Sox, Angels gain ground, Rays sweep Blue Jays: The Rays kept their winning streak alive today and swept the Blue Jays, while inching up the wild card ladder. As they climb the...
• 9/23 Rays Colored Glasses: AL Wild Card Roundup: Orioles lose to Red Sox, Angels gain ground, Rays sweep Blue Jays: The Rays kept their winning streak alive today and swept the Blue Jays, while inching up the wild card ladder. As they climb the...
• 9/23 BoSox Injection: Red Sox Spoil Orioles’ First Place Dreams With 2-1 Win: Robert Andino‘s walk-off single in the last game of the 2011 season crushed the Red Sox dreams. It capped a 7-20 September...
• 9/23 The Flagrant Fan: Game Picks - Sunday: September 23, 2012: Saturday was a good game picking day, but that fact was somewhat ruined by the unexpected shutout thrown by Blake Beavan...
• 9/23 SOX & Dawgs: Sunday Red Sox Travesty - 9/23: After falling in extra innings yesterday, the Boston Red Sox look to avoid being swept this afternoon in the finale of a three-game...
• 9/22 Baseball News Source: Orioles Reaping the Benefits of Trading for Adam Jones: Jones has developed into one of baseball’s best players At the time, it seemed like a good idea. The Seattle Mariners wanted...
• 9/21 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Baltimore OriolesThe Advanced Scout gets ready for a Ron Swanson dinner and analyzes the Baltimore Orioles...
• 9/21 SOX & Dawgs: Baltimore Orioles @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 9/21-9/23: Note: Pitching matchups are subject to change Friday, September 21 @ 7:10 PM Miguel Gonzalez, RHP (6-4, 3.57) vs Jon Lester,...
• 9/20 SOX & Dawgs: Baltimore Orioles @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 9/21-9/23: Note: Pitching matchups are subject to change Friday, September 21 @ 7:10 PM Miguel Gonzalez, RHP (6-4, 3.57) vs Jon Lester,...
• 9/20 Boys of Summer: The New Oriole Way: No Need for Good Pitchers in Baltimore: The New York Yankees maintained the slimmest of leads  - just half a game - in their pursuit of another AL East Division...
• 9/18 High Heat Stats: Stupid stuff from Monday’s games: Orioles 10, @Mariners 4: It’s the first time any team has scored 10+ runs at Safeco Field since 2011-08-30. The total of...
• 9/18 Birds Watcher: Baltimore Orioles: Tillman, Jones leave Seattle sleepless: Both Adam Jones and Chris Tillman were drafted by the Seattle Mariners’ organization and later traded to the Orioles in...
• 9/17 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Dixon’s Picks: Waiver Wire Additions for the Week of September 17: Let’s get right to some good waiver wire pitchers this week. If we waste too much time before that, I’m going to spend...
• 9/17 Birds Watcher: Win 82 for the Orioles: With their 9-5 win in the series finale at Oakland, the Baltimore Orioles again did something they haven’t done since 1997:...
• 9/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman to start Monday: Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman (elbow) threw a successful bullpen on Thursday, Sept. 13, and he will likely throw one more...[+] Saturday, Sept. 15, before taking the starting assignment Monday, Sept. 17, in Seattle. It will be Tillman’s first outing since leaving the mound on Sept. 2 due to elbow ligament inflammation.
• 9/12 The Flagrant Fan: Game Picks - Sunday: September 2, 2012: The week ended badly yesterday on a brutal Saturday for the Game Picks. The picks started 3-0 and then 4-1 during the day and...
• 9/12 The Flagrant Fan: Game Picks - Tuesday: August 28, 2012: Monday was another struggle as this is turning into a tough week so far. The Padres are amazingly hot and the picks haven't...
• 9/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman to start this weekend: Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman (elbow) will make a start this weekend against the Oakland Athletics. SP Wei-Yin Chen will...[+] start against the Tampa Bay Rays Thursday, Sept. 13.
• 9/12 Call to the Pen: Orioles Lose Hammel, Regain Share of AL East Lead: The Baltimore Orioles have been everyone’s feel-good story in 2012, but a couple Birds are feeling anything but good lately....
• 9/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman throws bullpen: Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman (elbow) threw a bullpen session Tuesday, Sept. 11, and said he felt great. He is waiting to...[+] find out when he will start again.
• 9/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman to take more time: Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman (elbow) pushed his scheduled bullpen session back from Saturday, Sept. 8, to either Sunday,...[+] Sept. 9, or Monday, Sept. 10. He is taking anti-inflammatory medicine, and will give it a day or two to kick in.
• 9/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman throwsBaltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman (elbow) played catch Thursday, Sept. 6, and is long tossing today....[+] Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman (elbow) played catch Thursday, Sept. 6, and is long tossing today.
• 9/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman feels good: Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman (elbow) said he felt good while long tossing Friday, Sept. 7, but doesn't know when he'll throw...[+] off a mound next. He played catch from 120 feet Friday.
• 9/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Rick Peterson key to Chris Tillman's success: Baltimore Orioles pitching guru Rick Peterson was key in resuscitating SP Chris Tillman's career in the minor leagues by tweaking...[+] his delivery. 'He's done a tremendous job with that kid,' said one scout who covers their system. 'He did a biomechanical analysis of his delivery, showed him every area of weakness, and the kid bought in and fixed it. Now, he's throwing 96 (mph) again, with a slider and a changeup. And the first time I saw him, I said, 'I haven't seen this in four years.''
• 9/6 Bronx Baseball Daily: The 2012 Baltimore Orioles: It’s better to be lucky than good: The Yankees have problems. They riddled with injuries, aren’t hitting well, and the bullpen, once a strong suit, has looked...
• 9/6 The Baseball Page: Buck Ball: Here we sit on September 4. The baseball season is in its 6th and final...
• 9/5 MLB Injury News: Chris Tillman has Inflamed Elbow; No Structural Damage: The Baltimore Orioles received good news regarding the right elbow of starting pitcher Chris Tillman.  An MRI on the...
• 9/5 Birds Watcher: Baltimore Orioles: Through rain, and wind, and snow…:   Okay maybe there wasn’t much wind, and no snow whatsoever, but the Orioles’ 12-0 win over Toronto last night...
• 9/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman has nerve inflammation: Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman (elbow) is dealing with an inflamed nerve in his elbow, but his MRI exam didn't reveal any...[+] structural damage. Tillman could make his next start.
• 9/3 Birds Watcher: Baltimore Orioles: The “Mark” of a winner:   Mark Reynolds has been one of the Baltimore Orioles’ more maligned players this season by the fans. There’s...
• 9/2 Bleeding Yankee Blue: YANKEES OUT MANAGED IN BAD LOSS TO ORIOLES: It seems like most fans of the New York Yankees do not like Joe Girardi as manager of their favorite team. I, for one,...
• 9/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman to have MRI: Updating a previous report, Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman (elbow) is expected to have an MRI, likely Monday, Sept. 3. 'I...[+] wouldn't say it's a pain. It's more dead. It just feels achy and dead,' Tillman said.
• 9/2 Call to the Pen: Hammel and Chen Key to Orioles’ Playoff Hopes: With all due respect to the A’s and White Sox, the Baltimore Orioles have been the most surprising team in baseball this year....
• 9/2 YankeeAnalysts.com: O’s punish Yanks to win series; AL East lead down to two games: This game was awful, so I’ll keep the recap short. Phil Hughes couldn’t hold on to a 3-1 lead after five innings....
• 9/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman bothered by stiff right elbow: Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman (elbow) left his start against the New York Yankees Sunday, Sept. 2, because of right elbow...[+] stiffness.
• 9/2 Birds Watcher: O’s drop game two in New York:   The Baltimore Orioles led for most of yesterday’s game in New York, however as many of their opponents have found...
• 9/2 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game Thread: Sunday September 2nd, 2012 Orioles at Yankees: The Yankees won by default yesterday after the Orioles imploded in the late innings. It wasn’t the most fun way to watch...

• 8/31 Birds Watcher: Meaningful September Games in Baltimore: Here we are on the eve of the final month of the baseball season, and for the first time in many years the games being played...
• 8/30 Bronx Baseball Daily: The Yankees/Orioles matchup this weekend will be big: The Yankees had better bring it full throttle this weekend. With a day off today, they’ll need to be thinking long and...
• 8/29 MLBTradeRumors: Orioles Links: Bundy, Bedard, Roster Moves: The newly-acquired Joe Saunders makes his Orioles debut tonight against the White Sox as the O's look for their fifth straight...
• 8/29 High Heat Stats: Game Notes from Tuesday, August 28: Not enough time in the day…. @Rangers 1, Rays 0: After missing a start, Yu Darvish returned with 10 Ks and his first scoreless...
• 8/29 Birds Watcher: Baltimore Orioles: Jones trade comes full circle: With last night’s 6-0 win over the ChiSox, the Baltimore Orioles find themselves 14 games over .500 for the first time since...
• 8/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman great: Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman allowed a hit and four walks while striking out five in seven shutout innings to beat the Chicago...[+] White Sox Tuesday, Aug. 28.
• 8/28 Baseball News Source: AL Recaps – Orioles Shutout White Sox – Maintain Wild-Card Lead: Chicago 0  - Baltimore 6 - Nick Markakis  drove in three runs and Chris Tillman pitched seven solid innings and the Orioles...
• 8/28 Southside Showdown: Sox Manage Two Hits In Loss: It was clear early on that it wasn’t Chris Sale’s night. Since it became clear shortly thereafter that it was Chris Tillman’s,...
• 8/28 Baseball Musings: Blowout Shutouts: The Orioles, Pirates, and Marlins all pitch blow out shutouts, Baltimore beating the White Sox 6-0, while Pittsburgh and Miami...
• 8/28 Southside Showdown: Hoping For a Chris Sale Rerun – Lineups 8/28: I guess you could call last night a heartbreaker, but that may be a stretch. The Sox edged into a game they probably should have...
• 8/28 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: It’s Chris day in MLB as for Chris take the mound on Tuesday night. Two square off, as Chris Sale and the White Sox take...
• 8/28 The Baseball Page: Saunders trade will push Baltimore Orioles into play-offs: For the first time in this whole season I, as a Baltimore Orioles fan,...
• 8/26 Baseball News Source: Orioles Acquire Joe Saunders – Bolster Rotation: Diamondbacks Trade Saunders to Orioles Knowing that their first post-season berth since 1997 is within reach, the Baltimore Orioles...
• 8/26 Birds Watcher: Baltimore Orioles: Don’t. Run. Ever.:   If you follow my twitter feed (@DomenicVadala) during the games, you’ll notice that whenever Matt Wieters throws...
• 8/24 Birds Watcher: Baltimore Orioles: Tommy the hunted:   There’s no doubt that Tommy Hunter had no urge to give up eight runs over three innings pitched in last night’s...
• 8/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Rotation being tweaked: The Baltimore Orioles are tweaking their rotation this weekend to give extra rest to SPs Wei-Yin Chen and Miguel Gonzalez. SP...[+] Zach Britton will start Friday, Aug. 24, and SP Chris Tillman will go Sunday, Aug. 26. SP Steven Johnson could be a possibility to pitch Saturday, Aug. 25, if he isn't need in relief before then. The team would like to limit Chen's innings down the stretch.
• 8/21 Baseball News Source: AL Recaps – Scherzer, Jackson lead Tigers past Toronto: Toronto 3 – Detroit 5 –   Max Scherzer struck out eight and allowed one run in seven innings of work for the Tigers. Austin...
• 8/17 BoSox Injection: Buccholz Gains Steam, Sox Take Orioles In Finale 6-3: Thursday night in Baltimore Clay Buchholz continued to be a bright spot in an otherwise blotchy Red Sox starting rotation in Boston’s...
• 8/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman hits rough patchIn his last two starts, Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman has allowed nine runs and 12 hits in 10 1/3 innings....[+] In his last two starts, Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman has allowed nine runs and 12 hits in 10 1/3 innings.
• 8/16 SOX & Dawgs: Thursday Red Sox Mediocrity - 8/16: After losing last night 5-3, the Boston Red Sox look to avoid being swept in the finale of a three-game set with the Baltimore...
• 8/16 SOX & Dawgs: Thursday Red Sox Mediocrity - 8/16: After losing last night 5-3, the Boston Red Sox look to avoid being swept in the finale of a three-game set with the Baltimore...
• 8/14 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Baltimore OriolesThe Advanced Scout has a heavy heart as he analyzes the Baltimore Orioles...
• 8/14 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox @ Baltimore Orioles Pitching Matchups: 8/14-8/16: Note: Pitching matchups are subject to change Tuesday, August 14 @ 7:05 PM Josh Beckett, RHP (5-9, 4.97) vs Wei-Yin Chen,...
• 8/13 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox @ Baltimore Orioles Pitching Matchups: 8/14-8/16: Note: Pitching matchups are subject to change Tuesday, August 14 @ 7:05 PM Josh Beckett, RHP (5-9, 4.97) vs Wei-Yin Chen,...
• 8/9 The Baseball Page: Fantasy Baseball: Strategies to Follow in August: Dixon just did a terrific job of describing August in fantasy baseball....
• 8/8 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball: Strategies to Follow in August: Dixon just did a terrific job of describing August in fantasy baseball. August is typically the tipping point for fantasy baseball...
• 8/7 High Heat Stats: Monday game notes – expanded: Added games are above the solid line. @Orioles 3, Mariners 1: Chris Tillman won his 4th straight start, beating the team that...
• 8/7 Call to the Pen: MLB Scoreboard: Justin Verlander Dominates As Detroit Tigers Roll Over New York Yankees: AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit Tigers 7, New York Yankees 2 Justin Verlander took care of one of baseball’s best lineups with ease,...
• 8/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman continues rolling: Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman won his fourth straight start and lowered his ERA to 2.38 with a win over the Seattle Mariners...[+] Monday, Aug. 6. He allowed a run on five hits and a walk while fanning five in 7 1/3 innings.
• 8/6 Baseball News Source: AL Recaps – Verlander Dominant In Win Over Yankees: DETROIT –  Justin Verlander struck out 14 New York Yankees and threw 132 pitches in the process. Prince Fielder and Miguel...
• 8/6 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Dixon’s Picks: Waiver Wire Additions for the Week of August 6: I don’t know about you, but it feels like this year is flying by. The trade deadline has come and gone and the Dog Days...
• 8/5 Full Spectrum Baseball: Field Of Streams: Fantasy Baseball Pitching Options: Fantasy leagues are in the home stretch and if you're in the playoff hunt, it is time to be savvy, get crafty and stream away!...
• 8/1 Yanks Go Yard: Good Vibes to Bad: Nova squanders explosive five-run first as Yanks lose to O’s: The New York Yankees had a very nice afternoon, which unfortunately didn’t carry past the first inning of last night’s...
• 8/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman pitches through illness: Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman (illness) pitched five innings through illness to beat the New York Yankees Tuesday, July 31....[+] He allowed four earned runs in the outing.

• 7/31 It's About the Money (Stupid): Nova flames out. Yankees lose to O’s, 11-5: The New York Yankees jumped on Chris Tillman (4-1) for five runs in the first inning. Ivan Nova (10-5), who had breezed through...
• 7/30 Yankees Fans Unite: Series Preview: Yankees vs. Orioles | 7/30/12-8/1/12: Pitching Matchups Monday, 7/30/12, 7:05pm ET Pitching for the Yankees: Freddy Garcia, RHP Last Start: 7.1 IP, 3 ER, 5 H, 8 K,...
• 7/27 High Heat Stats: Thursday game notes (light schedule): Mets 3, D-backs 1: Matt Harvey was 4 for 15 with a HR at Buffalo, so I guess he’s not just kidding around up there....
• 7/26 Baseball News Source: Duquette says the Orioles Will be Buyers – But Can They Pay the Price: Dan Duquette was in the midst of numerous pennant races when he was general manager of the Boston Red Sox. Even though praise...
• 7/26 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 99: Shields K’s 10 But Collapses in 5th as Rays Fall in Finale to O’s: The Rays entered Thursday looking for a sweep of the Baltimore Orioles. James Shields entered Thursday looking to remain calm...
• 7/23 Mastersball.com: LABR FAAB Report: Week of July 23: Each week, your friends at Mastersball will post the results of the weekly LABR FAAB run, featuring the winning bid as well...
• 7/22 WahoosOnFirst: Jim Thome Sinks Tribe in 3-1 Loss, Indians Fall to .500: If you had to pick a way for the Indians to lose a game, it would be a Jim Thome home run. Right? Well that’s exactly what...
• 7/21 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: A Good Start Spoiled; Orioles 3, Indians 1: By Christian Petrila The Indians offense went missing-in-action (again) and it wasted a terrific outing from a starter (again)....
• 7/21 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game #94: Baltimore Orioles (49-44) at Cleveland Indians (47-46): By Mike Brandyberry Last night the Cleveland Indians were soundly defeated by the Baltimore Orioles by a score of 10-2. The Orioles...
• 7/17 The Baseball Page: Baltimore Orioles Lose Game, Series, and Starter Jason Hammel: The Baltimore Orioles are currently searching for a way to make the...
• 7/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman recalledThe Baltimore Orioles have recalled SP Chris Tillman from Double-A Bowie....[+] The Baltimore Orioles have recalled SP Chris Tillman from Double-A Bowie.
• 7/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Steven Johnson optioned: The Baltimore Orioles optioned SP Steven Johnson to Triple-A Norfolk Sunday, July 15. The team needed room on the roster for SP...[+] Chris Tillman.
• 7/15 High Heat Stats: Belated return of Game Notes, with Saturday plus: Saturday @Cubs 4, Diamondbacks 1: The 5th straight scoreless start by Ryan Dempster matched the longest since Orel Hershiser‘s record...
• 7/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman to start Monday: Updating previous reports, Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman (back) will make his next start Monday, July 16. The team is giving...[+] him an extra day to recover from back spasms that bothered him Thursday, July 12.
• 7/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Miguel Gonzalez to start Sunday: Baltimore Orioles SPs Miguel Gonzalez and Chris Tillman (back) have been flip-flopped in the starting rotation because of back...[+] spasms that bothered Tillman Thursday, July 12, according to manager Buck Showalter. Gonzalez will now start against the Detroit Tigers Sunday, July 15.
• 7/12 The Baseball Page: All-Star Break Changes For The Seattle Mariners: This past week before the All-Star break wasn’t a very good one for...
• 7/11 Mastersball.com: Tout Wars FAAB Report: Week of July 9: Each week, your friends at Mastersball will post the results of the weekly Tout Wars FAAB run, featuring the winning bid as...
• 7/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Used biochemical analysis with Chris Tillman: The Baltimore Orioles have seen a tremendous turnaround by SP Chris Tillman. It turns out the changes are the direct result of...[+] biochemical analysis, which analyzes a pitcher's delivery. The team started it in spring training when the pitchers' various deliveries were recorded. After analysis at the American Sports Medicine Institute in Birmingham, Ala., DVDs were returned on each pitcher to the team. The club's director of pitching development, Rick Peterson, then developed some changes for several pitchers based on the findings.
• 7/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman coming up: Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman is expected to be called up after the All-Star break and will start this weekend against the...[+] Detroit Tigers.
• 7/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman stays fresh in minors: Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman allowed three runs and four hits over 3 1/3 innings in a start Monday, July 9, for Double-A...[+] Bowie. He was lifted in the fourth inning after his pitch count reached 72. Tillman is expected to come back and start Sunday, July 15. The Orioles optioned him to the minors just to keep him on regular rest during the All-Star break.
• 7/7 60ft6in.com: Chris Tillman Is A Different Pitcher: Chris Tillman impressed everyone in his first outing of the season on July 4th.  The Baltimore Orioles gave him a start after...
• 7/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman's velocity is up: Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman averaged 95 mph with his fastball and topped out at 97 mph in his start against the Seattle...[+] Mariners. He averaged 89 mph with his fastball last season.
• 7/5 Call to the Pen: MLB Scoreboard: David Ortiz Reaches Milestone As Oakland Athletics Top Boston Red Sox: AMERICAN LEAGUE Oakland Athletics 3, Boston Red Sox 2 The Boston Red Sox lost this game to the Oakland Athletics, but their designated...
• 7/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman recalledThe Baltimore Orioles have recalled SP Chris Tillman from Triple-A Norfolk....[+] The Baltimore Orioles have recalled SP Chris Tillman from Triple-A Norfolk.
• 7/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman to start Wednesday: Updating a previous report, Baltimore Orioles manager Buck Showalter confirmed Monday, July 2, that SP Chris Tillman will start...[+] Wednesday, July 4, against the Seattle Mariners.
• 7/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman likely to come up Wednesday: Baltimore Orioles manager Buck Showalter said Monday, July 2, that it is likely SP Chris Tillman comes up from Triple-A Norfolk...[+] to start Wednesday, July 4, against the Seattle Mariners, rather than work Thursday, July 5, against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Tillman has one career start against each team - both in Baltimore. He allowed one run and three hits over six innings in his only outing against the Mariners, while he was touched for four runs - three earned - and seven hits in 6 2/3 innings against the Angels.
• 7/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Zach Britton, Chris Tillman possibilities to start Friday: The Baltimore Orioles will need a starter for Friday, July 6, against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim following the demotion...[+] of SP Brian Matusz. The leading candidates are SP Zach Britton and Chris Tillman, both pitching for Triple-A Norfolk. Britton started Sunday, July 1, so he would be working on regular rest.

• 6/28 WahoosOnFirst: Opposition Research: Stacey Long Talks Baltimore Orioles: The Indians wrap up what’s been a miserable road trip this weekend with a four-game series in Baltimore against 2012′s...
• 6/8 Fanspeak.com: Could the Orioles Trade for Justin Morneau?: Check Out Fanspeak’s Orioles Blog For Additional Coverage The injuries are piling up for the Baltimore Orioles and they have...

• 3/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman still startingThe Baltimore Orioles still view SP Chris Tillman as a starter for now, and he remains a candidate for the rotation....[+] The Baltimore Orioles still view SP Chris Tillman as a starter for now, and he remains a candidate for the rotation.
• 3/16 MLBTradeRumors: Orioles Seek Starting Pitching: The Orioles are looking for a starting pitcher, ESPN.com’s Buster Olney tweets. Executive VP of baseball operations Dan Duquette...
• 3/14 Through The Fence Baseball: Cactus League update: Finding fantasy sleepers: Spring training is under way! What better time to snuff out potential fantasy baseball sleepers. Unless you are a walking baseball...
• 3/13 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Baltimore Orioles: The Orioles focused on adding depth to their pitching staff in their first offseason under Dan Duquette. Major League Signings Tsuyoshi...
• 3/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman has encouraging outing: Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman threw three scoreless innings in the team's spring game Sunday, March 11, and was hitting 95...[+] mph on the radar gun. 'Physically, I felt good. Stuff was good. My offspeed is still not all the way there. It's still something I've got to work on, get that back, but for the most part I was happy with it,' Tillman said.
• 3/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman feels good after outing: Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman allowed three runs - two earned - and four hits in two innings in Grapefruit League action...[+] Tuesday, March 6, against the Boston Red Sox. 'Physically, I felt really good. Obviously, the pitches weren't there. It's just a matter of pulling back on the fastball a little bit,' Tillman said. 'I think it needs to be a quick adjustment. I was working pretty good in and out, just not down.'
• 3/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Wei-Yin Chen, Chris Tillman to pitch Wednesday: Baltimore Orioles Ps Wei-Yin Chen and Chris Tillman will make their first Grapefruit League appearances Wednesday, March 7, against...[+] the Minnesota Twins.

• 2/22 C70 At The Bat: Playing Pepper 2012: Baltimore Orioles: In 2009, I decided to get a feel for other teams around baseball by asking bloggers for those teams some questions about their...
• 2/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman already at camp: Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman is already at the team's spring training facility. 'It's good to be here,' Tillman said. 'I've...[+] been here for a couple days, getting myself ready, getting used to the humidity. It's been fun.'
• 2/17 Baseball Reality Tour: AL East Notes: We shared our droning on the NL East a couple of weeks ago. Springing forth in spite of a remarkable lack of creativity,...
• 2/10 YankeeAnalysts.com: Is the cellar door locked?: A couple of weeks ago I went over the Toronto Blue Jays and their prospective chances for 2012 and beyond. In a division dominated...
• 2/8 MLBTradeRumors: AL West Links: Beane, Athletics, Andrus: Four years ago today, the Mariners acquired Erik Bedard from the Orioles in exchange for five players: Adam Jones, George Sherrill,...
• 2/8 Fire Brand of the American League: Comparing the AL East Starting Rotations: Going into the 2012 season, the Red Sox’s biggest perceived weakness is their starting pitching.  While they have a formidable...
• 2/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman working hard: Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman is working hard in the offseason to get into shape to compete for a spot in the rotation. He...[+] has one minor league option remaining.

• 12/30 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Links: Yankees, Red Sox, Hill, Madson, O's: The Yankees agreed to re-sign Andruw Jones and the Blue Jays agreed to sign Darren Oliver earlier today, and now let's round...
• 12/17 MLBTradeRumors: Mariners Agree To Sign George Sherrill: That Mariners have agreed to sign George Sherrill, reports Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com (on Twitter). Geoff Baker of The Seattle...
• 12/17 MLBTradeRumors: Mariners Close To Signing George Sherrill: The Mariners are close to signing left-hander George Sherrill to a one-year deal, reports Geoff Baker of The Seattle Times. Jason...

• 11/29 MetsToday.com: Would You Trade Fernando Martinez for Chris Tillman?: According to Roch Kubatko of MASN, the Orioles “would be willing to” trade right-hander Chris Tillman. If you recall, Tillman,...
• 11/28 Seedlings to Stars: Former Top Prospect Chris Tillman May Be on the Trading Block: According to Drew Silva over at Hardball Talk , the Baltimore Orioles, via MASN’s Roch Kubatko, “would be willing to” deal...
• 11/28 Baseball Analytics: Tillman on the Trade Block?: No team got less from its starting rotation in 2011 than the Baltimore Orioles. So many starts from O's pitchers were short at...
• 11/26 MLBTradeRumors: Orioles Notes: Reynolds, Tillman, Chen, Johnson: Earlier this week we learned that the Orioles are close to a deal with Korean right-hander Chong Tae-Hyon and the pact should...
• 11/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman could be used as trade baitThe Baltimore Orioles may be willing to make SP Chris Tillman available in a trade....[+] The Baltimore Orioles may be willing to make SP Chris Tillman available in a trade.
• 11/25 Baseball Reality Tour: AL East Notes: We shared our droning on the NL East a couple of weeks ago. Springing forth in spite of a remarkable lack of creativity,...
• 11/15 Fragile Freddy's: Freddy's Two-a-Days: Baltimore Orioles: 69-93, 5th place, 28 GBFragile Freddy’s “Two A Days” series continues today with the Baltimore Orioles.  Each day (except...
• 11/13 Through The Fence Baseball: Baltimore Orioles 2012 pitching preview: The Orioles were the worst pitching team in the major leagues last year with a team ERA of 4.89. The supposed “year of the...

• 10/21 Through The Fence Baseball: Good relationship gone bad: My life as an Orioles fan: In the fall of 1997, I was a 10-year-old boy vacationing with my father in Maine, while my favorite team, the Baltimore Orioles,...
• 10/11 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Baltimore Orioles: Once the Orioles sort out the uncertainty in their front office, they'll have to improve a disappointing rotation and add balance...

• 8/29 PaulLebowitz.com: Showalter’s Yankees Comments Are Ridiculous: Buck Showalter‘s image was that of a strategic wizard; a baseball hard-liner; an organization-builder and Mr. Fix-It who...
• 8/26 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY BUCK FALLS SHORT: Buck Showalter. You know the name because you have either admired him in the past or because you remember him bashing Derek...
• 8/26 YankeeAnalysts.com: Series Preview | Yankees vs. Orioles V: Oh, the humanity: Note: Given the fact that a hurricane is expected to hit much of the east coast this weekend, bear in mind than at least one if...
• 8/12 mlbcoverage.com: Orioles Pitching Notes: Matusz, Britton, Tillman, Klein: Brian Matusz struggled this year at the major-league level, largely due to his fastball’s velocity being down more than...

• 7/30 Yankees Daily: Nick Swisher leads Yankees over Orioles 8-3 in DH opener: By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Nick Swisher had three hits, including a two-run homer, and the New...
• 7/30 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yanks pound O’s in Game 1 of doubleheader: Now that’s more like it. The Yankees roughed Chris Tillman up once again, getting the Oriole righty for 7 runs (five earned)...
• 7/30 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yanks lose to Orioles for first time all season: I missed most of tonight’s 4-2 loss, not tuning in until the bottom of the sixth, at which point I was absolutely baffled...
• 7/28 The World's Worst Sports Blog: Ervin Santana, Third No-Hitter of 2011: Ervin Santana of The World’s Worst Sports Blog‘s favorite American League team, the Los Angeles Angels, no-hit the...
• 7/15 Bleeding Yankee Blue: JETER’S HIT MILESTONES: You tend to forget just how good Derek Jeter is and what he’s accomplished over his career. So we decided to put out his hit...
• 7/15 Fanspeak.com: Orioles Sweep The Rays, Come Out Of The Gate On Fire
• 7/5 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Orioles, Jeter, Lackey: The defending AL East Champion Rays are 47-38, which gives them the third best record in the American League. Unfortunately for...
• 7/1 Fanspeak.com: Why The Orioles Should Look To Move Guthrie

• 6/2 Through The Fence Baseball: Rough road for the O’s: The Orioles took five of six at home, then drop five of six on the road. In an earlier article, I mentioned things like antacids...
• 6/1 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Gaining Perspective: I missed last night’s game between the A’s and the Yankees. I watched the highlights and there weren’t many...

• 5/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman optioned to Triple-A: The Baltimore Orioles optioned SP Chris Tillman to Triple-A Norfolk Sunday, May 29. Tillman will work on his delivery and try...[+] to get deeper into games by lowering his pitch count in the minors.
• 5/27 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Orioles @ A’s Game 52: 7:56PM PDT: David DeJesus comes through with a line drive to left off of the glove of Reynolds that allows Mark Ellis to score...
• 5/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Lack of run support continues for Chris Tillman: Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman allowed just one earned run, six hits and two walks over five innings in a no-decision Sunday,...[+] May 22, against the Washington Nationals. He also struck out four batters in the 97-pitch outing. The Orioles have totaled just 14 runs in his eight starts, and Sunday was the fourth time they didn't score any runs while he was on the mound.
• 5/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Two SPs candidates to be sent down: The Baltimore Orioles may look to send down SP Brad Bergesen or SP Chris Tillman once SP Brian Matusz (intercostal) is ready to...[+] be activated from the 15-day disabled list.
• 5/19 Pitchers Hit Eighth: Inter-League Ploy: If you haven’t noticed, the Cardinals are in the middle of a stretch during which they play 16 games in 16 days.  That...
• 5/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | More on Chris Tillman: Updating a previous report, Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman (back) appears to be on track to make his next scheduled start...[+] this weekend against the Washington Nationals, manager Buck Showalter said Tuesday, May 17. Tillman received treatment Tuesday. 'He's got some post-start soreness, so I feel a lot better about getting him out of there yesterday, but (head athletic trainer) Richie (Bancells) think he'll make his next start,' Showalter said.
• 5/17 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/17: The weather last night at Fenway Park kind of can explain the start by Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka. It was cold,...
• 5/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman fine: Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman (back) lifted weights and did some running Tuesday, May 17, and said he is fine after leaving...[+] his start Monday, May 16, with back tightness.
• 5/17 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/17: The weather last night at Fenway Park kind of can explain the start by Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka. It was cold,...
• 5/17 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/16: After a sweep in the Bronx that got them back to .500, the Boston Red Sox return home to Fenway Park for a seven-day, three...
• 5/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman leaves with tight back: Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman (back) left his start Monday, May 16, against the Boston Red Sox due to back tightness. He...[+] left after five innings, as his back tightened in the fifth. 'That last inning it grabbed on him a couple of times,' manager Buck Showalter said. 'We'll see where we are tomorrow.'
• 5/16 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/16: After a sweep in the Bronx that got them back to .500, the Boston Red Sox return home to Fenway Park for a seven-day, three...
• 5/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman, Brad Bergesen in danger of being bumped?: Baltimore Orioles SPs Chris Tillman and Brad Bergesen are fighting to keep their rotation spots when SP Brian Matusz (intercostal)...[+] returns from the disabled list. Matusz still needs to make at least three rehab starts in the minors before returning, though. The team will not use a six-man rotation to accommodate Matusz.
• 5/16 Baseball Happenings: Series Preview - Baltimore Orioles: Pitchers:Monday – Daisuke Matsuzaka (3-3, 4.64) vs. Chris Tillman (2-3, 6.15)Tuesday – John Lackey (2-5, 8.01) vs. Zach Britton...
• 5/16 Through The Fence Baseball: J.J. Hardy wakes Orioles: Baltimore pushing .500: I really like what I’m seeing from the Orioles. The recent sweep of Seattle and taking two of three from first-place Tampa has...
• 5/16 SOX & Dawgs: Baltimore Orioles @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 5/16-5/17: Monday, May 16th @ 7:10 PM Chris Tillman, RHP (2-3, 6.15) vs Daisuke Matsuzaka, RHP (3-3, 4.64) TV: NESN, MLB.tv Radio:...
• 5/16 SOX & Dawgs: Baltimore Orioles @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 5/16-5/17: Monday, May 16th @ 7:10 PM Chris Tillman, RHP (2-3, 6.15) vs Daisuke Matsuzaka, RHP (3-3, 4.64) TV: NESN, MLB.tv Radio:...
• 5/15 COSFBA: Line of the Day: May 14th, 2011: SP Brad Bergesen of the Baltimore Orioles pitched a complete game, four-hit shutout, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 6-0. It was his...
• 5/12 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Bautista, Red Sox, Orioles, Rays: Ten years ago today, Marlins starter A.J. Burnett pitched a no-hitter against the Padres despite walking nine batters. Now...
• 5/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman picks up second victory: Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman allowed one earned run, three hits and three walks over six innings in a win and quality start...[+] Wednedsay, May 11, against the Seattle Mariners. He also struck out five batters in the 112-pitch quality start.
• 5/11 MLBTradeRumors: AL West Notes: Langerhans, Bedard, Rangers: The versatile Howie Kendrick has kept the Angels' offense afloat despite injuries and poor performance from key players. The...
• 5/10 Fanspeak.com: What’s Wrong In Baltimore:
• 5/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Rotation set for Seattle series: The Baltimore Orioles rotation will have everyone stay on turn, as SPs Jake Arrieta will pitch Tuesday, May 10, Chris Tillman...[+] will start Wednesday, May 11, and SP Zach Britton will work Thursday, May 12, against the Seattle Mariners. There was some thought to shuffling things up with a scheduled off day Monday, May 9.
• 5/8 Baseball Happenings: Sunday Notes: First things first, congratulations to Justin Verlander on becoming the 28th pitcher to hurl more than one no hitter in his career. ...
• 5/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Another rough start for Chris Tillman: Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman surrendered eight runs and 10 hits in just 3 2/3 innings to lose to the Kansas City Royals...[+] Thursday, May 5. He has received just five runs of support in his last six starts. Manager Buck Showalter indicated that Tillman could be in danger of losing his rotation spot. 'He is going to have to get better,' Showalter said. 'Our options are him and a few others. The way he started out, I thought he was going to pitch pretty well stuff-wise. He's got to be better than that. We all know that.'
• 5/5 MLBTradeRumors: Orioles Notes: Tillman, Simon, Hardy : Chris Tillman allowed eight runs to the Royals without completing four innings today. Here's the latest on the O's, who had won...
• 5/4 COSFBA: A Steady Stream: Probables for May 5th, 2011: A Steady Stream will be a semi-regular column that looks at probable pitchers starting games tomorrow and owned in approximately...

• 4/28 MLB Fantasy Recon: Zach Britton's Run Continues: Zach, King of the BrittonsZach Britton has not disappointed this April, Tuesday night he joined the rest of the American...
• 4/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman to start Saturday: Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman (groin) threw a successful bullpen session Wednesday, April 27, and will take the mound Saturday,...[+] April 30.
• 4/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Brian Matusz, Chris Tillman throw: Baltimore Orioles SPs Brian Matusz (intercostal) threw in the bullpen Tuesday, April 26. SP Chris Tillman (groin) played catch....[+]
• 4/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman being skipped: Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman's (groin) scheduled start for Saturday, April 23, will be skipped after the team's game was...[+] rained out Friday, April 22, according to The Baltimore Sun's Jeff Zrebiec. SP Brad Bergesen will start Saturday and SP Jake Arrieta will pitch Sunday, April 24. Tillman has been dealing with some groin soreness, which is another reason to push him back.
• 4/19 Diamond Hoggers: Your day after wrap & recap: The notables from yesterday’s action in baseball…. Cleveland Indians 7, Kansas City Royals 3 (10) The Cleveland Indians...
• 4/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman loses despite quality start: Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman slipped to 0-2 with a loss Monday, April 18, against the Minnesota Twins, although he allowed...[+] just three earned runs, six hits and no walks over 6 2/3 innings, reports Roch Kubatko, of MASNSports.com. 'I wouldn't say I'm pleased,' Tillman said. 'I felt OK about it. It was OK. It wasn't good enough. It's definitely a work in progress here. From the last start to this start, I've come a long way.'
• 4/18 Baseball Moves: Week 3 – Two Start PitchersClick the article to see the probable two start pitchers for week 3....
• 4/16 Through The Fence Baseball: Yankees bats light up the Bronx, Tillman: In a three-game series, reduced to two due to a rainout, for first place, the New York Yankees took game one Wednesday by a score...
• 4/15 Fantasy Sports Information: Two Start Pitchers – Week 3: Deeper into April we go as our week three projected two start pitchers is ready to go. Roy Halladay tops the list this week as...
• 4/15 Through The Fence Baseball: Yankees bats light up the Bronx, Tillman: In a three-game series, reduced to two due to a rainout, for first place, the New York Yankees took game one Wednesday by a score...
• 4/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman still in rotation: Baltimore Orioles manager Buck Showalter said SP Chris Tillman will remain on schedule and start against the Minnesota Twins Monday,...[+] April 18, according to The Baltimore Sun's Jeff Zrebiec.
• 4/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman pounded in the Bronx: Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman allowed six earned runs, nine hits and a walk in just 1 2/3 innings in a loss Wednesday, April...[+] 13, against the New York Yankees, reports Roch Kubatko, of MASNSports.com. It's uncertain if Tillman's spot in the rotation is now in jeopardy, or if the rotation isn't deep enough for him to leave it.
• 4/14 The Captain's Blog: More of the Same: Yanks Feast on Buck’s Birds in First Meeting of Season: Buck Showalter’s new and improved Orioles left Yankee Stadium with the same old result: a loss. One pattern from past seasons...
• 4/14 My Pinstripes: Burnett Gets Homestand Off On Right Foot: The weather wasn't as miserable as it was Tuesday night, but the Yankees and Orioles had to slog through some sloppy surroundings...
• 4/13 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Beat Orioles to Pull Into 1st Place: The Yankees got a good start out of A.J. Burnett Wednesday night and some early offense and beat the Orioles...
• 4/13 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 10: Orioles 4, Yankees 7: After a day off and a day rained out, the Yankees looked more than ready to be back on the diamond Wednesday evening.  New...
• 4/13 YankeeAnalysts.com: Open Thread | Game 10 | Baltimore Orioles vs. New York Yankees | Wednesday, April 13, 2011: Alright lunchbox, let’s try this again. After last night’s washout, the first-place O’s are at the Stadium tonight...
• 4/13 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 10: I can haz baseball game?: After a scheduled day off and a rain-out left us without Yankees baseball for two consecutive days, the team will try to get...
• 4/13 YankeeAnalysts.com: News and notes | Wednesday, April 13, 2011: No make-up date has been set for last night’s rainout. Baltimore doesn’t come back to New York until the end of July...
• 4/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman to stay on schedule: Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman will work Wednesday, April 13, against the New York Yankees, moving back a day due to a rainout...[+] Tuesday, April 12, reports Jeff Zrebiec, of The Baltimore Sun.
• 4/12 YankeeAnalysts.com: Open Thread | Game 10 | Baltimore Orioles vs. New York Yankees | Tuesday, April 12, 2011: The first-place O’s are at the Stadium tonight for the first of three, as Chris Tillman squares off against A.J. Burnett....
• 4/12 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees vs. Orioles I: The Buck stops here: The Yankees (5-4, tied for 2nd) host the surprising Orioles (6-3, 1st place) for a three-gamer at Yankee Stadium beginning tonight,...
• 4/12 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Rays hope David Price is right as they try to make it two in a row against the Red Sox. Photo: Icon SMI The Yankees open a...
• 4/11 YankeeAnalysts.com: TYA Open Thread | Off Day | Monday April 11, 2011: The Yankees have the day off today. Hopefully the team uses the time to breathe some life back into the offense after Sunday’s...
• 4/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Wednesday's starter yet to be decided: Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman will start against the New York Yankees Tuesday, April 12, and SP Jake Arrieta will start against...[+] New York Thursday, April 14, according to MLB.com's Brittany Ghiroli. Wednesday's starter will either be P Chris Jakubauskas, who will be pitching on three days' rest, or SP Brad Bergesen, who was recently optioned to Triple-A Norfolk. If Bergesen is recalled, he would have to use the 25-man roster spot that will open up when SS J.J. Hardy (oblique) is officially placed on the 15-day disabled list, because he was optioned to the minors within the last 10 days. However, the Orioles would prefer that Bergesen get back on track in the minors.
• 4/10 Through The Fence Baseball: Buck’s birds fly higher: The Orioles defeated the Detroit Tigers by a score of 9-5 Thursday night to get the better of the three-game opening series at...
• 4/8 Diamond Hoggers: Your day after wrap & recap: The notables from yesterday’s action in baseball…. Cleveland Indians 1, Boston Red Sox 0 Asdrubal Cabrera squeezed home Adam...
• 4/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman knocked around in second start: Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman allowed four earned runs, six hits and two walks in 4 2/3 innings in a no-decision Thursday,...[+] April 7, against the Detroit Tigers.
• 4/7 Through The Fence Baseball: Tigers’ Avila, Verlander hand Orioles first loss: It was a tough night on the mound for Orioles starter Brad Bergesen. Starting in place of ace Jeremy Guthrie, who is home from...
• 4/5 The Process Report: Daily Process: It’s Still Not Panic Time: I won’t bury the lead: The Rays are 0-4 and have scored six runs. That’s bad. Still, I believe this is an above .500 team....
• 4/5 MLBTradeRumors: Orioles Eyeing Rotation Depth: Baltimore's front office is 'poking around' for No. 5 starter types, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (on Twitter). The...
• 4/5 Through The Fence Baseball: Angels bullpen gives Scioscia lots to “sort out”: After the Angels bullpen coughed up three leads over the weekend, manager Mike Scioscia told reporters that the team was “going...
• 4/5 Through The Fence Baseball: O’s reload: Tampa Bay Rays April 1-3: Game one, Season Opener 4/1/2011 There’s a witch on the mound. Opening the season against the Rays at home with David Price...
• 4/5 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Don’t Look Now But the Mariners Could They…?: Yesterday the A’s earned their first win of the season against the 2010 cellar dweller Seattle Mariners. The M’s,...
• 4/3 Bus League Baseball: Now Pitching For The Baltimore Orioles…: About a season and a half ago, in late July and early August 2009, the Orioles called up two pitchers to make their major league...
• 4/3 Baseball Press: Clinical Notes - Opening Weekend Edition: Holliday's injury opens the cleanup spot in St. Louis. (Getty)While baseball's opening weekend brings lots of joy, it also brings...
• 4/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman flirts with no-hitter Saturday: Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman tossed six no-hit innings against the Tampa Bay Rays Saturday, April 2, with three walks and...[+] five strikeouts, according to The Associated Press. Manager Buck Showalter removed him from the game because he had thrown 101 pitches.
• 4/3 The Process Report: Starting Shoppach Against Tillman: Well that didn’t take long. With the announced start of Kelly Shoppach tonight against the right-handed Chris Tillman, we...
• 4/3 Baseball Musings: Tillman Through Six: Chris Tillman walks another batter, but keeps his on-hitter against the Rays intact. His pitch count is up to 100, however, so...
• 4/3 Baseball Musings: Duel in the Dome: Chris Tillman just completed five no-hit innings against the Rays, walking two batters along the way. He may need to keep the...
• 4/2 MLBTradeRumors: Matusz Injury Could Change Britton's Time Frame: 8:43pm: Connolly reports that Matusz has been placed on the disabled list and could miss anywhere from three to six weeks (Twitter...
• 4/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman to start Saturday: Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman has been moved up a day to start Saturday, April 2, as manager Buck Showalter juggles his rotation...[+] slightly due to the injury to SP Brian Matusz (intercostal), reports Roch Kubatko, of MASNSports.com. Tillman was originally scheduled to work Sunday, April 3.
• 4/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Brian Matusz scratched from start Saturday: Baltimore Orioles SP Brian Matusz (back, biceps) has been scratched from his opening start against the Tampa Bay Rays Saturday,...[+] April 2, because of soreness on the left side of his back, according to MASNSports.com's Roch Kubatko. Matusz is a candidate to land on the disabled list, but the team won't make a decision on that until they receive his MRI results. The team could use SP Chris Tillman for the start or call up P Chris Jakubauskas.

• 3/31 The Process Report: The Process Versus Orioles’ Pitchers: Instead of traditional series previews or game recaps, we’re going to delve into what we think we do best: dissecting the...
• 3/30 Through The Fence Baseball: Playoff Teams: Do you need a true #1 picther?: Arguably the most important part of a baseball team is the pitching. Playoff teams prove it year in and year out, and a #1 starter...
• 3/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman to open at No. 3: Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman will begin the season as the Orioles No. 3 starter and SP Brad Bergesen will pitch out of the...[+] bullpen, according to Brittany Ghiroli of MLB.com. Bergesen could enter the rotation once the team requires a fifth starter.
• 3/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Brad Bergesen could head to bullpen: Baltimore Orioles manager Buck Showalter said SP Brad Bergesen is a better option to be moved to the bullpen over SP Chris Tillman,...[+] according to The Baltimore Sun's Dan Connolly. Either Tillman or Bergesen will start the third game of the year against the Tampa Bay Rays.
• 3/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman's fate still to be decided: Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman will find out in a few days whether he breaks camp with the big club or is optioned to Triple-A...[+] Norfolk, reports Roch Kubatko, of MASNSports.com. C Matt Wieters said Tillman's pace has been quickened, and his actual mechanics have not been altered.
• 3/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Jeremy Guthrie to start opener : Baltimore Orioles manager Buck Showalter said SP Jeremy Guthrie will be the team's Opening Day starter against the Tampa Bay Rays,...[+] according to The Baltimore Sun's Jeff Zrebiec. The team will start the year with a four-man rotation that will also consist of SPs Brian Matusz and Jake Arrieta. SPs Brad Bergesen, Chris Tillman, Zach Britton and Ryan Drese are competing for the fourth spot, with Bergesen and Tillman the front-runners.
• 3/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman works Tuesday: Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman worked against minor leaguers Tuesday, March 22, pitching six-plus innings while allowing an...[+] earned run and seven hits with four strikeouts, reports Brittany Ghiroli, of MLB.com. Tillman remains in contention for the fifth starter spot.
• 3/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman allows one run Tuesday: Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman allowed one run and seven hits while striking out four in a minor league game in six innings...[+] Tuesday, March 22, according to MLB.com's Brittany Ghiroli.
• 3/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman has edge for rotation spot: Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman has the edge over SP Zach Britton for the fifth starter spot because the team would prefer...[+] not to start Britton's service clock in the major leagues, according to MLB.com's Brittany Ghiroli.
• 3/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman likely to work in minor league game: Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman is likely to make a minor league start Tuesday, March 22, reports Brittany Ghiroli, of MLB.com....[+]
• 3/17 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Pirates vs. Orioles: Orioles (8-9) at Pirates (8-12) 1:05 PM EST–McKechnie Field, Bradenton Here is the MLB.com Gameday Audio on Pirates.com...
• 3/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Three battle for final rotation spot: Baltimore Orioles SPs Chris Tillman, Zach Britton and Ryan Drese have emerged as the three candidates for the No. 5 starting spot...[+] now that SP Justin Duchscherer (hip) looks unlikely for the season opener, The Baltimore Sun's Jeff Zrebiec reports.
• 3/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Competition for rotation heating up: The Baltimore Orioles have two spots in their rotation up for grabs with SPs Jeremy Guthrie, Brian Matusz and Brad Bergesen likely...[+] to fill out the top three spots, according to The Baltimore Sun's Matt Vensel. SP Jake Arrieta is the front-runner for the fourth spot. SPs Justin Duchscherer and Chris Tillman are the favorites for the last spot, but Ps Ryan Drese, Zach Britton and Rick VandenHurk are also in the mix.
• 3/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman speeding up delivery: Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman has been speeding up his delivery this spring and felt he was successful doing so during his...[+] outing Monday, March 7, according to MLB.com's Evan Drellich.
• 3/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman making mechanical changes: Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman said he felt great during his outing Monday, March 7, and said he was making some mechanical...[+] changes that he has been working on with pitching coach Mark Connor, according to The Baltimore Sun's Peter Schmuck. Tillman is competing for a rotation spot with SP Zach Britton.
• 3/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | 22 players signed: The Baltimore Orioles have unilaterally renewed the contracts of 22 players for the 2011 season, according to The Sports Network....[+] SP Jake Arrieta and C Matt Wieters were renewed, along with IF's Robert Andino, Josh Bell, Pedro Florimon, Luis Lebron, Joe Mahoney and Brandon Snyder; OF's Matt Angle and Nolan Reimold; P's Brad Bergesen, Jason Berken, Zach Britton, Brandon Erbe, Troy Patton, Adrian Rosario, Alfredo Simon, Chorye Spoone, Chris Tillman, Rick VandenHurk and Pedro Viola; and C's Jake Fox and Craig Tatum.

• 2/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman participated in serious offseason program: Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman said he was on a strict workout program for the first time in his career during the offseason,...[+] according to Jeff Zrebiec of The Baltimore Sun. Tillman, who is battling for the No. 5 spot in the starting rotation, spent the winter months working out at Athletes' Performance Institute in Los Angeles.
• 2/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Brad Bergesen, Chris Tillman, Koji Uehara to pitch Monday: Baltimore Orioles SPs Brad Bergesen and Chris Tillman and RP Koji Uehara will pitch against the Pittsburgh Pirates Monday, Feb....[+] 28, according to Chris Girandola of MLB.com.
• 2/15 Mastersball.com: Yay for Jeremy Guthrie: Jeremy Guthrie avoided arbitration and signed a nice $5.75 million deal with the Orioles yesterday. According to Guthrie, the...
• 2/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Last two rotation spots up for grabs: Baltimore Orioles SP Brian Bergesen is expected to win the No. 4 spot in the team's starting rotation behind SPs Jeremy Guthrie,...[+] Brian Matusz and Justin Duchscherer, according to Dan Connolly of The Baltimore Sun. SPs Jake Arrieta and Chris Tillman will likely battle for the No. 5 spot, with Zach Britton, Ryan Drese and Rick VandenHurk also expected to get an opportunity to compete.
• 2/12 MLBTradeRumors: A Look At Roster Spots Up For Grabs: Camps are opening, and most teams have the majority of their Major League roster spots devoted to particular players. However,...
• 2/9 It's About the Money (Stupid): No really, the Vlad signing was bad.: Since it's Orioles Day here at IIATMS, and since, over at the mother ship, Fire Brand of the AL's Evan Brunell has written...
• 2/7 The Process Report: The American League East Rotations: Exactly as it sounds. Orioles Red Sox Yankees Blue Jays Price Shields Niemann Davis **** Summary Baltimore Orioles At the top...
• 2/2 MLBTradeRumors: Orioles Notes: Guerrero, Lee, Bergesen: The next two days will likely be pivotal for negotiations between the Orioles and Vladimir Guerrero, according to ESPN.com's...

• 1/31 The Captain's Blog: Yankees’ Prospects Place High in Law, Mayo Rankings; Depth on Farm Bodes Well for Future: Update: Minutes after this post was published, Law also released his top-100 prospect rankings. Angels’ outfield prospect Mike...
• 1/31 Call to the Pen: Orioles Sign Justin Duchscherer, Strengthen Rotation: The Orioles know well that pitching isn't a sure thing--Chris Tillman, Jake Arrieta, and Brad Bergesen have all had their ups...
• 1/24 MLBTradeRumors: Jack Of All Trades: Baseball's Tallest : As Chris Young found out this week, baseball doesn't pay its players by the yard. Though he checks in at 6'10", Young signed...
• 1/2 Call to the Pen: TWiP (1/1/11): The Baltimore Orioles System: Happy New Year, everyone, and welcome to the New Year’s Day 2011 edition of This Week in Prospects! Today, we’re going to...

• 12/6 MLBTradeRumors: Orioles, D'Backs Closing In On Reynolds Trade: The Orioles and Diamondbacks are "making progress" on a Mark Reynolds trade, O's president of baseball operations Andy MacPhail...
• 12/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Likely to get Mark Reynolds: The Baltimore Orioles are nearing a trade for Arizona Diamondbacks 3B Mark Reynolds, SI.com's Jon Heyman reports. The Diamondbacks...[+] want relievers in return, and Orioles SP Chris Tillman is not in the framework of a deal.
• 12/4 MLBTradeRumors: Olney's Latest: Gonzalez, Red Sox, Reynolds, Reyes: Rival executives have been expecting Adrian Gonzalez to land with the Red Sox at some point, and right now it's on the verge...
• 12/3 MLBTradeRumors: Orioles Notes: Tillman, Uehara, Relievers: The Orioles missed out on Victor Martinez and Adam Dunn, but they're still in the hunt for Paul Konerko.  Here's a look at...

• 10/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman, Brian Matusz to work out together: Baltimore Orioles SPs Chris Tillman and Brian Matusz will begin working out at Athletes' Performance Institute in Carson, Calif.,...[+] next week, MASNSports.com's Roch Kubatko reports. API provides a nutritional program, as well as a workout routine that fits each athlete. Matusz and Tillman haven't received their schedules, but they'll stay for two or three hours each day, Monday through Friday. It lasts about 13 weeks.

• 9/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Weekend rotation nearly set: Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman has been tapped as the starter Friday, Sept. 24, against the Toronto Blue Jays, according to...[+] Associated Press reporter Howard Ulman. He will be followed Saturday, Sept. 25, by SP Jeremy Guthrie. The starter for Sunday, Sept. 26, has yet to be determined.
• 9/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman walks six Sunday: Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman walked a career-high tying six batters in a no-decision against the New York Yankees Sunday,...[+] Sept. 19, according to The Associated Press.
• 9/19 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Andy Pettitte returns to the Yankees rotation as they face Chris Tillman in Baltimore. Pettitte was headed for perhaps his best...
• 9/17 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees vs. Orioles VI: Matuszuma's Revenge: The Yankees and Orioles meet in Baltimore tonight for the sixth and final time this season. The Baltimore Buck Showalters surprised...
• 9/9 Caught Looking: Evan Longoria’s young career: Evan Longoria is obviously a great, young ballplayer, but sometimes with the accomplishments and milestones happening these days,...
• 9/9 Call to the Pen: The Top 100 MLB Prospects 2010: Intro and Honorable Mentions: Welcome to the September 9, 2010 edition of This Week in Prospects! With the minor league regular seasons over, it’s time to...
• 9/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman coming up: Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman is expected to be recalled from the minors this weekend, and the team is leaning toward starting...[+] him against the Tampa Bay Rays Sunday, Sept. 5, according to The Baltimore Sun's Jeff Zrebiec. SP Brian Matusz, who is currently scheduled to start Sunday, could be pushed back one day.
• 9/1 MLBTradeRumors: The Orioles' 2011 Rotation: The Orioles' 2011 rotation will likely feature many familiar faces, but the results could be noticeably different if Baltimore's...

• 8/31 Call to the Pen: Call-Ups: Baltimore Orioles, Chris Tillman and Troy Patton: Once again it is collaborative post time here on Call to the Pen. This month’s topic is September call-ups. To get the ball...
• 8/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Three to be recalled: The Baltimore Orioles plan on recalling OF Nolan Reimold, 1B Brandon Snyder and IF Robert Andino from the minors when rosters...[+] expand Wednesday, Sept. 1, according to The Baltimore Sun's Dan Connolly. SP Chris Tillman and either RPs Kam Mickolio or Dennis Sarfate are expected to be recalled shortly after that.
• 8/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman expected to come up soon: Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman is expected to be called up from the minors and enter the rotation when rosters expand in September,...[+] but P Zach Britton is unlikely to join him, according to MLB.com's Brittany Ghiroli.

• 7/29 Call to the Pen: Roster Moves (7/20): Chris Tillman Optioned to Norfolk: Welcome to the July 20th edition of Roster Moves.  It was a day that saw 15 teams make moves involving 29 players, but one stood...
• 7/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman sent downThe Baltimore Orioles optioned SP Chris Tillman to Triple-A Norfolk Tuesday, July 20, according to The Sports Network. ...[+] The Baltimore Orioles optioned SP Chris Tillman to Triple-A Norfolk Tuesday, July 20, according to The Sports Network.
• 7/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Kevin Millwood to start Thursday: Baltimore Orioles SP Kevin Millwood (forearm) threw a bullpen session Tuesday, July 20, and he felt good enough to make the start...[+] against the Minnesota Twins Thursday, July 22, according to The Baltimore Sun's Dan Connolly. Millwood is eligible to come off of the disabled list Wednesday, July 21. SP Brad Bergesen will make the start Wednesday. SP Chris Tillman is a candidate to be sent down to make room for Millwood.
• 7/19 Baseball Musings: Early Exits: Carlos Silva walks two in the first, and the first six Astros reach base as they score five runs and knock Silva out of the game...
• 7/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman knocked around Monday: Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman fell to 1-4 Monday, July 19, after he gave up eight runs through 2 2/3 innings to the Tampa...[+] Bay Rays, reports The Associated Press. Tillman walked four and allowed seven hits while striking out two.
• 7/19 Baseball Daily Digest: Roto Lunch – July 19: Position Players: c Geovany Soto – Still available in 37% of leagues, facing a lefty today. ss Jason Bartlett –...
• 7/17 MLBTradeRumors: MacPhail: No Young Player Is Untouchable: Orioles' president of baseball operations Andy MacPhail spoke to reporters today, and MLB.com's Brittany Ghiroli says he indicated...
• 7/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Second-half rotation set: Baltimore Orioles SP Brad Bergesen will start the team's first game of the second half of the season, followed by SPs Jeremy Guthrie,...[+] Brian Matusz, Chris Tillman and Jake Arrieta, according to the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network's Roch Kubatko.
• 7/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman felt like he didn’t belong: Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman said he had an uneasy feeling when he was sent to Triple-A Norfolk June 22, reports Dan Connolly,...[+] of The Baltimore Sun. Tillman said, “I didn’t feel like I belonged and I got (that) vibe from my teammates, from everyone. I wanted to go down and prove that I belong … I went down and worked on what I needed to work on.”
• 7/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman throws six no-hit innings in win: Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman threw six no-hit innings Saturday, July 10, according to The Associated Press, and he allowed...[+] two singles and an unearned run in a 6-1 win over the Texas Rangers.
• 7/10 Baseball Musings: Tillman No-Hitter Through Six: Chris Tillman retires the Rangers in order in the bottom of the sixth to keep his no-hitter intact. The Orioles hit their third...
• 7/10 Baseball Musings: Tillman No-Hitter Through Five: Chris Tillman is spoiling Cliff Lee‘s Texas debut as he has not allowed a hit through five innings as Baltimore leads Texas...
• 7/10 Baseball Musings: Kinsler Gets a Hit: Ian Kinsler singles with one out in the seventh inning, breaking up Chris Tillman‘s attempt at a no-hitter. The Orioles...
• 7/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman recalled: The Baltimore Orioles have recalled SP Chris Tillman from Triple-A Norfolk, according to The Baltimore Sun's Dan Connolly. Tillman...[+] is scheduled to start Saturday, July 10.
• 7/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman to be promoted: Updating a previous report, Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman will be promoted from the minors to start against the Texas Rangers...[+] Saturday, July 10, according to The Baltimore Sun's Dan Connolly.
• 7/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman likely to start Saturday: Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman is likely to be recalled from Triple-A Norfolk to make the start against the Texas Rangers...[+] Saturday, July 10, according to MLB.com's Brittany Ghiroli. 3B Josh Bell would be the logical choice to be sent back down. Tillman went 3-0 with a 1.66 ERA and 13 strikeouts in 21 2/3 innings since being sent back to Norfolk.
• 7/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Two being considered for start Saturday: The Baltimore Orioles are considering either recalling SP Chris Tillman from Triple-A Norfolk to start Saturday, July 10, or using...[+] RP Mark Hendrickson as the starter for that game, reports MLB.com's Brittany Ghiroli.

• 6/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: MLB | International League All-Star team announced: The International League released the roster for the 2010 All-Star Game Wednesday, June 30, according to MLB.com's Danny Wild....[+] Filling out the roster will be Chicago White Sox C Tyler Flowers, Philadelphia Phillies 1B Andy Tracy, Cincinnati Reds 2B Chris Valaika, New York Yankees SS Eduardo Nunez, Philadelphia Phillies 3B Cody Ransom, Cleveland Indians OF Michael Brantley, Detroit Tigers OF Jeff Frazier, Minnesota Twins OF Dustin Martin, Tampa Bay Rays DH Dan Johnson, Chicago White Sox SP Dan Hudson, Tampa Bay Rays SP Carlos Torres, New York Yankees RP Jonathan Albaladejo, Philadelphia Phillies RP Scott Mathieson, Pittsburgh Pirates C Erik Kratz, New York Yankees C Jesus Montero, Atlanta Braves IF Barbaro Canizares, Tampa Bay Rays IF Joe Dillon, Tampa Bay Rays IF Elliot Johnson, Washington Nationals IF Chase Lambin, Boston Red Sox OF Bubba Bell, Cleveland Indians OF Jose Constanza, Baltimore Orioles OF Jeff Salazar, Philadelphia Phillies P Nate Bump, Atlanta Braves P Mike Dunn, Boston Red Sox P Robert Manuel, New York Mets P Pat Misch, Detroit Tigers P Jay Sborz, Minnesota Twins P Anthony Slama, Baltimore Orioles P Chris Tillman and Cincinnati Reds P Travis Wood.
• 6/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman adding a two-seamer: Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman began working with Triple-A Norfolk pitching coach Mike Griffin a few days ago on developing...[+] a two-seam fastball, the Baltimore Sun's Jeff Zrebiec reports. He threw about four of them in his start at Triple-A Tuesday, June 29, and Tillman was satisfied with the movement. Tillman’s four-seam fastball tends to be extremely straight, and team officials have encouraged him to use a cut fastball or try to throw a two-seamer, which gets downward movement when thrown correctly. Tillman said he threw about seven cutters last night, but both the cutter - and the two-seamer - are works in progress.
• 6/24 B-R Blog: Wood’s blown save and Rollins’ walk-off HR: I just wrote a similar post on Papelbon and Giambi. Now it's time for Kerry Wood and Jimmy Rollins. Wood, pitching with a 1-run...
• 6/23 Call to the Pen: Roster Moves (6/22): Chris Tillman to Triple-A, Takashi Saito returns: During the course of June 22nd, 15 teams made some sort of roster move.  The day also saw two minor trades, a top prospect got...
• 6/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman optionedThe Baltimore Orioles optioned SP Chris Tillman to Triple-A Norfolk Tuesday, June 22, according to The Associated Press. ...[+] The Baltimore Orioles optioned SP Chris Tillman to Triple-A Norfolk Tuesday, June 22, according to The Associated Press.
• 6/22 MLBTradeRumors: Orioles Designate Cla Meredith For AssignmentThe Orioles designated Cla Meredith for assignment, according to the team. ...
• 6/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Jake Fox acquired: The Baltimore Orioles acquired 1B Jake Fox from the Oakland Athletics Tuesday, June 22, in exchange for P Ross Wolf, according...[+] to the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network's Roch Kubatko. SP Chris Tillman could be optioned to the minors to make room for Fox on the roster.
• 6/22 MLBTradeRumors: Orioles Acquire Jake Fox For Ross Wolf: 10:40am: The A's will obtain pitcher Ross Wolf, according to Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun (via Twitter). The 27-year-old...
• 6/22 The UpperCard Network: Orioles Acquire Jake Fox: Jeff Zrebiec of the Baltimore Sun is reporting that the Orioles have acquired Jake Fox from the Athletics for a pitcher who has...
• 6/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman expected to be sent down: Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman is expected to be sent back down to the minors in order to get steady work as a starting pitcher,...[+] according to The Baltimore Sun's Jeff Zrebiec. Tillman said he feels fine and his decreased fastball velocity is a matter of lacking conviction with the pitch.
• 6/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman to remain a starter: Baltimore Orioles manager Juan Samuel indicated that SP Chris Tillman will remain a starting pitcher despite being demoted to...[+] the bullpen, according to MLB.com's Brittany Ghiroli. However, it is unknown if Tillman's next start will be in the minors.
• 6/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman to bullpen: Updating previous reports, Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman has been relegated to long relief for the time being, the Baltimore...[+] Sun's Jeff Zrebiec reports.
• 6/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman could be dropped from rotation: Baltimore Orioles interim manager Juan Samuel said the team is mulling over SP Chris Tillman's immediate future in the starting...[+] rotation, the Baltimore Sun's Jeff Zrebiec reports. He is 0-3 with an 8.40 ERA.
• 6/14 Baseball Musings: Taking a Toll on Tillman: Chris Tillman of the Orioles came into the game against the Giants allowing two hits+walks per inning this year. That’s...
• 6/14 TetreaultVision: Take Me Out to the Ballgame June 14, 2010: A quiet night for baseball, especially on the east coastSeattle Mariners at St. Louis CardinalsLuke French vs. Adam WainwrightWainwright...
• 6/14 Baseball Daily Digest: Roto Lunch – June 14: Coming back after a weekend break, there have been a lot of exciting goings-on. Some “kickball” tournament seems...
• 6/10 TetreaultVision: Take Me Out to the Ballgame June 10, 2010 Afternoon Edition: They are about to get underway in Cincinnati, so our evening previews and last night's recaps will be up a little later. San...
• 6/10 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yanks top O's for 10th straight time: The Orioles had jumped out to a 2-0 lead against CC Sabathia in the bottom of the 3rd inning of last night's contest, and though...
• 6/10 TetreaultVision: Take Me Out to the Ballgame June 9, 2010: Well, we survived the hype. We now resume your regularly scheduled fantastic slate of summer baseball. Weather permitting. ...
• 6/8 YankeeAnalysts.com: Series Preview: Yankees vs. Orioles IV: The Yankees (35-22) get to play the worst team in baseball for a three-game set for the second week in a row, and the only negative...
• 6/6 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo's Latest: Lowell, Angels, Haren, Suzuki: Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe has a few hot stove notes in his latest column, but before he gets to those, he discusses Ken...
• 6/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman suffers loss Friday: Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman (0-1) allowed four runs on five hits over 1 1/3 innings in a loss to the Boston Red Sox Saturday,...[+] June 4, according to The Associated Press. He walked two and struck out two.
• 6/4 TetreaultVision: Take Me Out to the Ballgame June 4, 2010: Let the Juan Samuel era begin in Baltimore and let us look forward to tonight's 15 games. Cincinnati Reds at Washington Nationals Aaron...
• 6/1 WalkOff Walk: Which Came First: The Oriole or the Egg? : Sweet Mary Mother of Ripken are the Orioles ever bad! A weekend sweep at the hands of the Blue Jays (who worsened themselves...

• 5/31 TetreaultVision: Take Me Out to the Ballgame May 29, 2010: Memorial Day weekend opens summer. Fifteen contests today help usher us into the greatest of seasons - Pennant Race Season Cleveland...
• 5/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman recalled from Triple-A: Confirming previous reports, the Baltimore Orioles have recalled SP Chris Tillman from Triple-A Norfolk, according to The Associated...[+] Press.
• 5/29 Baseball Daily Digest: Roto Lunch – May 29: Starting Pitchers: By all means, get Kris Medlen for today’s start against Pittsburgh, if he’s available! Brett ...
• 5/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman to start Saturday: Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman will make his season debut against the Toronto Blue Jays Saturday, May 29, according to The...[+] Baltimore Sun's Dan Connolly. Tillman was 5-4 with a 3.12 ERA with Triple-A Norfolk and has given up more than two runs only once in his last six starts, beginning with a no-hitter April 28.
• 5/25 Baseball Press: Minor Tweaks - (Week 6): Mike Moustakas is no flash in the pan (MiLB) Every week during the season, I'm going to take a look at some of the hot...
• 5/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman or Jake Arrieta could be recalled: The Baltimore Orioles will likely recall SP Chris Tillman or SP Jake Arrieta and put them in the bullpen, in order to give them...[+] a reliever capable of pitching several innings at a time, according to MLB.com's Brittany Ghiroli.
• 5/1 MLBTradeRumors: Is The Orioles' Plan Flawed?: Despite last night's walk-off win over the Red Sox, the Orioles boast MLB's worst record at 5-18 and second worst run differential...

• 4/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Chris Tillman throws no-hitter in minors: Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman threw a no-hitter with Triple-A Norfolk Wednesday, April 28, according to ESPN's Jerry Crasnick....[+] Tillman struck out six and walked none in the game.
• 4/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Tillman struggling in minors: Jeff Zrebiec, of The Baltimore Sun, reports Baltimore Orioles SP Chris Tillman is 0-3 with an 8.38 ERA in his first three starts...[+] with Triple-A Norfolk. He has given up 17 hits and walked four in 9 2/3 innings.