JULY 27 • MLB.COM
Carpenter (plantar fasciitis) heading to IL; Valencia to replace him Tigers outfielder Kerry Carpenter had been dealing with a bruised left heel, and he now has been dealing with plantar fasciitis in the same...
Colton Cowser - Excluded from lineup Monday Cowser is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Tigers.
Impact Cowser's grip on a strong-side platoon role in the Baltimore outfield may be starting to slip. He'll be on the bench for the second time in the Orioles' last three matchups with right-handed pitchers, after mustering just three hits in 33 at-bats while striking out at a 31.7 percent clip so far in July. Leody Taveras will get the nod in center field over Cowser in the series opener in Detroit.
JULY 27 • ROTOWIRE
Christian Encarnacion-Strand - Giving way to Mayo on Monday Encarnacion-Strand is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Tigers.
Impact Coby Mayo will receive the nod at third base Monday, but Encarnacion-Strand may have at least temporarily leapfrogged him on the depth chart at third base following a hot start at the plate to begin his tenure with the Orioles. Since being recalled from Triple-A Norfolk on July 16, Encarnacion-Strand is hitting .370 with three home runs and nine RBI across 30 plate appearances. Though Encarnacion-Strand could be a strong source of power while he's playing regularly, fantasy managers should anticipate a sharp downturn in his batting average, after he had struck out at a 30.4 percent clip over a larger sample of 260 plate appearances at Norfolk prior to his promotion.
JULY 27 • ROTOWIRE
O's make change to fill-in catching duo as Pozo recalled, Huff DFA'd DETROIT -- The Orioles decided it was time to change up half of their catching duo on Monday after getting little offensive production from...
JULY 27 • MLB.COM
Orioles drop multiple spots in power rankings after rough week | Sporting News The O's need to get back on track this week.
JULY 27 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM
Sam Huff - Cast off 40-man roster The Orioles designated Huff for assignment Monday.
Impact Touted as a bat-first catcher, Huff had been abysmal across 14 games in the big leagues this season, batting just .121 while striking out in 19 of his 34 plate appearances. Though the Orioles remain without their top two backstops in Adley Rutschman (wrist) and Samuel Basallo (shoulder), Huff hadn't produced well enough to justify sticking around in the big leagues. Baltimore recalled recent waiver pickup Yohel Pozo from Double-A Chesapeake in a corresponding move, and he'll join Chadwick Tromp as the team's available options behind the plate until one of Rutschman or Basallo returns.
JULY 27 • ROTOWIRE
Yohel Pozo - Joining big-league roster The Orioles recalled Pozo from Double-A Chesapeake on Monday.
Impact Baltimore optioned Pozo to the minors after claiming him off waivers from St. Louis last week, but after playing in just two games at Double-A, he's been summoned to the big club. The Orioles designated Sam Huff in a corresponding move, leaving Pozo and Chadwick Tromp as their two backstops while Adley Rutschman (wrist) and Samuel Basallo (shoulder) are on the shelf. While Tromp has more experience handling the Orioles' pitching staff, he's produced a weak .577 OPS over parts of seven seasons in the majors, so it wouldn't be surprising if Pozo gets a look as the team's top backstop until one of Rutschman or Basallo returns. Pozo owns a .637 OPS across 278 career big-league plate appearances and slashed .231/.255/.385 in 23 games between two minor-league stops this season.
JULY 27 • ROTOWIRE
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