RHP Jaret Wright returns to the DL after one start and LHP Adam Loewen goes to the DL for the first time with a stress fracture in his pitching elbow. In their places LHP Kurt Birkins and RHP Todd Williams were called up from AAA Norfolk to fill their spots.
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Jaret Wright might not pitch again, his shoulder just won’t stop giving him problems. Adam Leowen is a big injury, he’ll be out at least 8-10 weeks. Kurt Birkins and Todd Williams were probably the right people to call up. Jeremy Guthrie and Brian Burres can slide into the rotation, at least for now. Hayden Penn just got surgery to remove a bone spur thats been in his elbow for 3 years, he’ll be back around August. The Orioles also have RHP Rob Bell and LHP Garrett Olson in AAA Norfolk. I’d like to see Olson get a shot eventually, I think he could be a fixture in our rotation for years to come.
