The Orioles are doing their best to make this Miami trip a working vacation. They got swept in 4 by the Yankees on the way down, dropped the series opener to the Marlins on Tuesday, and are now leaning on Brandon Young — a guy who's only in this rotation because Dean Kremer's quad blew up — to keep the slide from turning into a full collapse.
Young's been a mixed bag in his audition. He gave up 3 runs in 5.2 against Boston, which works. Then Houston put 7 earned on him in 4 innings on April 30, which very much does not. A 4.30 ERA on the season is fine for a back-end arm, but the trend line is the problem, and the Marlins have quietly been one of the better hitting teams in the NL East this year.
Eury Pérez, meanwhile, is the guy you'd want if you were Miami. He's gone 5 shutout in Colorado and 6 strong against Milwaukee in his last couple turns, and he cleaned up his zone rate after a wobbly stretch where he was walking the ballpark. The 4.46 ERA looks pedestrian on the card; the recent work doesn't.
- Day-To-DayWill Robertson LF — The Orioles reassigned Robertson to minor-league camp Wednesday, Jacob Calvin Meyer of The Baltimore Sun reports.
- Day-To-DayRichard Guasch SP
- Day-To-DayLuis Vazquez SS — Orioles manager Craig Albernaz said Monday that Vazquez has been diagnosed with a broken right thumb, Andy Kostka of TheBaltimoreBanner.com reports.
- Day-To-DayKeagan Gillies P — Gillies will be sidelined for at least six weeks with a quad injury, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
- 10-Day-ILHeston Kjerstad LF — The Orioles announced Monday that Kjerstad (hamstring) will be re-evaluated soon to determine his readiness for a rehab assignment, Jacob Calvin Meyer of The Baltimore Sun reports.
- 10-Day-ILJackson Holliday 2B — Holliday (hand) expects to resume his rehab assignment next week, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
- 15-Day-ILTrevor Rogers SP — Rogers (illness) has rejoined the Orioles in Miami after doing some throwing at Camden Yards this past weekend, Matt Weyrich of The Baltimore Sun reports.
- 15-Day-ILRyan Helsley RP — Helsley (elbow) could be cleared to resume a throwing program later this week, Jacob Calvin Meyer of The Baltimore Sun reports.
- 10-Day-ILGriffin Conine LF — Conine will undergo a left hamstring tendon excision next week, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.
- 15-Day-ILPete Fairbanks RP — Fairbanks described the issue that forced him out of Monday's 5-4 loss to the Dodgers as numbness in his pitching hand, a potential recurrence of the nerve issue that sidelined him in April 2024 during his time with the Rays, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports. "Just a lot of diminished sensation," Fairbanks said after the game. "Felt like any movement of the wrist would exacerbate just loss of sensation in the index finger. So we'll see where it goes and how to work on it."
- 60-Day-ILAdam Mazur SP — The Marlins placed Mazur (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Wednesday.
- 60-Day-ILRonny Henriquez RP — The Marlins placed Henriquez (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Thursday.
- OutJesus Tinoco RP — The Marlins re-signed Tinoco (elbow) to a minor-league contract Jan. 5.
Baltimore's injury list reads like a CVS receipt. Westburg's elbow shut him down again, Holliday's still rehabbing the hand, Mountcastle and Eflin are gone for the duration, and Kjerstad is at least getting close to a rehab assignment. That's most of a lineup card. Miami's healthier outside of Pete Fairbanks dealing with the same hand-numbness issue that cost him most of 2024.
Books have Miami -1.5 at -176 and the total at 8.5, which feels right given who's pitching for whom and which dugout is actually functional right now. The model flags everything as slightly negative EV, so this is a watch-and-don't-touch night unless you've got real conviction on Young flipping the script.