Author | Luke Jones

Laboring Orioles trying to shorten chain to late innings

Laboring Orioles trying to shorten chain to late innings

May 20, 2013 | Luke Jones

With the injured Wei-Yin Chen still at least a week away from throwing again, the Orioles continue to look for more innings from starters.

Orioles have no choice but to circle back patiently with starting options

Orioles have no choice but to circle back patiently with starting options

May 19, 2013 | Luke Jones

Cycling through pitching options with one-start auditions hasn’t yielded answers for manager Buck Showalter to this point.

Orioles option struggling Flaherty to Norfolk, recall Valencia

Orioles option struggling Flaherty to Norfolk, recall Valencia

May 18, 2013 | Luke Jones

The red-hot Danny Valencia received the promotion after hitting .306 with 11 home runs for Triple-A Norfolk.

Reimold placed on 15-day DL with hamstring strain; Arrieta recalled

Reimold placed on 15-day DL with hamstring strain; Arrieta recalled

May 18, 2013 | Luke Jones

The Orioles also optioned RHP Alex Burnett to make room for Saturday’s starter Jair Jurrjens.

Jurrjens looking to bring innings, experience to Orioles rotation

Jurrjens looking to bring innings, experience to Orioles rotation

May 17, 2013 | Luke Jones

The 27-year-old right-hander will make his 2013 debut against Tampa Bay on Saturday afternoon.

Luke Jones

Luke Jones is the Baltimore Ravens and Orioles beat reporter for WNST.net & AM 1570 WNST as well as co-host of The Morning Reaction with Drew Forrester, 6-10 weekdays. His mind is filled with useless sports knowledge and movie quotes, yet he rarely remembers where he put his car keys. Luke's favorite sports memories include attending the Ravens' Super Bowl XXXV victory parade in the pouring rain and watching the Terps advance to the Final Four at the Carrier Dome in 2002, making snow-heavy Syracuse bearable for one day. Luke was the winner of WNST's King of Baltimore Sportstalk competition in 2009 and covered the Orioles, University of Maryland basketball and football, and Ravens training camp before joining the WNST family full-time in the summer of 2011. Follow him on Twitter (@BaltimoreLuke) in addition to his contributions at WNST.net.