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O’s to curtail workload of rookie pitchers

The Orioles announced the end of the road for some of their rookie pitchers on Tuesday. Andy MacPhail, the Orioles’ president of baseball operations, said that Brad Bergesen is done for the season and manager Dave Trembley announced a plan to curtail innings for both Brian Matusz and Chris Tillman.

Bergesen had been attempting to return from a bruised left shin and wasn’t progressing as quickly as the team would’ve liked. Bergesen, who went 7-5 with a 3.43 ERA in 19 starts for Baltimore, probably wouldn’t have been able to make it back until the last week of the season, prompting the team to end his year early.

Things are a little different for Tillman and Matusz, who have been healthy all season. The Orioles are determined to be careful with the youngsters and make sure they don’t overstrain their arms too early in the process.


Click here to read the full article – By Spencer Fordin of MLB.com


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