O's add eight players, bring total to 39
11/18/2005
BALTIMORE -- Outfield prospect Nick Markakis was one of eight players the Orioles added to their 40-man roster on Friday.
Markakis was the Orioles' first-round pick in the 2003 First-Year Player Draft and won the Brooks Robinson Minor League Player of the Year Award this past season. The outfielder played most of the year with Class A Frederick before moving up to Double-A Bowie and batted .310 with 15 homers and 92 RBIs.
Markakis has been considered one of the team's top prospects in the outfield, where the Orioles have needed help in recent seasons.
Shortstop Brandon Fahey is the other position player to make the 40-man roster. Fahey spent the year at Bowie and tied for ninth in the Eastern League with a .291 average. He topped the Baysox with 146 hits and tied for first among all Minor Leaguers with 22 sacrifice hits.
The other six players added to the 40-man roster were pitchers, all right-handers who had strong seasons this past year.
Chris Britton had a 6-0 record with six saves and a 1.60 ERA in 46 relief appearances with Frederick. Teammate Brian Finch (10-10) finished second in the Carolina League with a 3.38 ERA. In addition, Finch was 2-0 with a 0.75 ERA in the CL playoffs and earned the Mills Cup Most Valuable Player honor as the Keys won the title.
Jim Johnson topped the Keys with 12 victories and earned Organizational and Carolina League Pitcher of the Year honors. Johnson's 168 strikeouts led the Carolina League. Also on the 40-man roster will be Marino Salas, who tied for third in the Carolina League with 16 saves. He posted a 4-2 record and a 3.50 ERA in 50 games.
Ryan Keefer went 7-3 with a 3.20 ERA as a relief pitcher for the Baysox. Sendy Rleal also helped Bowie with a 4-4 record, 16 saves and a 2.04 ERA.
The moves give the Orioles a total of 39 players on their Major League roster.
Pitchers (23): RHP Kurt Ainsworth, LHP Erik Bedard, RHP Chris Britton, LHP Tim Byrdak, RHP Daniel Cabrera, LHP Bruce Chen, LHP Eric DuBose, RHP Brian Finch, RHP Jim Johnson, RHP Jorge Julio, RHP Ryan Keefer, LHP Steve Kline, LHP Adam Loewen, RHP Rodrigo Lopez, RHP John Maine, LHP John Parrish, RHP Hayden Penn, RHP Aaron Rakers, RHP Chris Ray, RHP Sendy Rleal, RHP Eddy Rodriguez, RHP Marino Salas, RHP Todd Williams.
Catchers (3): Geronimo Gil, Javy Lopez, Eli Whiteside.
Infielders (6): Brandon Fahey, Chris Gomez, Melvin Mora, Brian Roberts, Miguel Tejada, Walter Young.
Outfielders (7): Eric Byrnes, Jeff Fiorentino, Jay Gibbons, Val Majewski, Nick Markakis, Luis Matos, David Newhan.
Source: http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/
BALTIMORE -- Outfield prospect Nick Markakis was one of eight players the Orioles added to their 40-man roster on Friday.
Markakis was the Orioles' first-round pick in the 2003 First-Year Player Draft and won the Brooks Robinson Minor League Player of the Year Award this past season. The outfielder played most of the year with Class A Frederick before moving up to Double-A Bowie and batted .310 with 15 homers and 92 RBIs.
Markakis has been considered one of the team's top prospects in the outfield, where the Orioles have needed help in recent seasons.
Shortstop Brandon Fahey is the other position player to make the 40-man roster. Fahey spent the year at Bowie and tied for ninth in the Eastern League with a .291 average. He topped the Baysox with 146 hits and tied for first among all Minor Leaguers with 22 sacrifice hits.
The other six players added to the 40-man roster were pitchers, all right-handers who had strong seasons this past year.
Chris Britton had a 6-0 record with six saves and a 1.60 ERA in 46 relief appearances with Frederick. Teammate Brian Finch (10-10) finished second in the Carolina League with a 3.38 ERA. In addition, Finch was 2-0 with a 0.75 ERA in the CL playoffs and earned the Mills Cup Most Valuable Player honor as the Keys won the title.
Jim Johnson topped the Keys with 12 victories and earned Organizational and Carolina League Pitcher of the Year honors. Johnson's 168 strikeouts led the Carolina League. Also on the 40-man roster will be Marino Salas, who tied for third in the Carolina League with 16 saves. He posted a 4-2 record and a 3.50 ERA in 50 games.
Ryan Keefer went 7-3 with a 3.20 ERA as a relief pitcher for the Baysox. Sendy Rleal also helped Bowie with a 4-4 record, 16 saves and a 2.04 ERA.
The moves give the Orioles a total of 39 players on their Major League roster.
Pitchers (23): RHP Kurt Ainsworth, LHP Erik Bedard, RHP Chris Britton, LHP Tim Byrdak, RHP Daniel Cabrera, LHP Bruce Chen, LHP Eric DuBose, RHP Brian Finch, RHP Jim Johnson, RHP Jorge Julio, RHP Ryan Keefer, LHP Steve Kline, LHP Adam Loewen, RHP Rodrigo Lopez, RHP John Maine, LHP John Parrish, RHP Hayden Penn, RHP Aaron Rakers, RHP Chris Ray, RHP Sendy Rleal, RHP Eddy Rodriguez, RHP Marino Salas, RHP Todd Williams.
Catchers (3): Geronimo Gil, Javy Lopez, Eli Whiteside.
Infielders (6): Brandon Fahey, Chris Gomez, Melvin Mora, Brian Roberts, Miguel Tejada, Walter Young.
Outfielders (7): Eric Byrnes, Jeff Fiorentino, Jay Gibbons, Val Majewski, Nick Markakis, Luis Matos, David Newhan.
Source: http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/
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