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After Bundy http://www.rangersfanproshop.com/authentic-matt-moore-jersey , Cashner and Cobb, the rotation is a looming question mark in Baltimore. Several players will have an opportunity to take the ball every fifth day."sisOrioles ProspectsOrioles Game RecapsOrioles News and RumorsCamdencastCommentary & AnalysisWho will fill out the Orioles rotation?New,10commentsAfter Bundy, Cashner and Cobb, the rotation is a looming question mark in Baltimore. Several players will have an opportunity to take the ball every fifth day. or two to a short contract certainly makes sense.By adding another starter, the Orioles allow time for young pitchers to refine their game, instead of facing the powerful lineups in the AL East. Baltimore could always flip that starter at the deadline for a prospect or two depending on performance. Does experience provide Hess and Ramirez an edge moving forward? Not necessarily. With Elias, and whoever turns out to be the new manager calling the shots, it doesn’t mean much that Buck Showalter and Dan Duquette thought they were the best men for the job. Still, there’s more tape on Hess and Ramirez, which could lead to key adjustments for the young hurlers.Jimmy Yacabonis made seven starts and five relief appearances a year ago for the Orioles. It’s difficult to judge a guy when he’s asked to bounce back and forth between Norfolk and Baltimore, but it’s hard to imagine Yacabonis into the rotation without an extremely impressive spring training.Will this be the year the Orioles commit to transforming Miguel Castro into a starter? He’s made just one start in each of the last two seasons, but there’s been chatter after his strong relief campaign in 2017.Castro pitched well for the majority of last season http://www.rangersfanproshop.com/authentic-matt-moore-jersey , but had a disastrous month of August. In 11 games, he allowed 13 earned runs in only 12 innings. He put up a whopping 2.00 WHIP and had an ERA of 9.75 for the month. However, Castro ended the season on a high note by allowing just three earned runs in nine September appearances. If the Orioles plan to stretch Castro out, they need to do it from the jump. Castro should work as a starter in spring training, and have the opportunity to start games at the Major League level. With the Orioles expected to be far from playoff contention this coming year, developing a starter is much more valuable than having a clutch middle reliever. Will the team give Mike Wright another shot at starting? Probably not. At least we don’t have to worry about Chris Tillman. There are several young guys that could emerge by the end of the year. Luis Ortiz couldn’t make it out of the second inning in his only start last year, but I think the Orioles might give the 23-year old another chance. Dillon Tate was added to the 40-man roster, and Josh Rogers won the first of his three starts last year. Chris Lee is still down on the farm, and Keegan Akin impressed at Bowie last year.The pitchers chosen to fill out the rotation at the beginning of the year may not be there at the season’s end. Veterans could be traded, and guys like Hess and Ramirez may exhaust their opportunities. Still, there could be a gem or two hidden in this crop. Someone has to take the ball every fifth day, and there will certainly be an opportunity to do so for these guys in Baltimore. Thearon W. Henderson/Getty ImagesThursday's 21-3 blowout loss to the Oakland Athletics may not have been one to remember for the Los Angeles Angels as a team, but it certainly was for Angels catcherFrancisco Arcia from an individual standpoint.According to MLB.com's Maria Guardado Curtis Granderson Jersey , Arcia became the first player in MLB history to catch, pitch and hit a home run in the same game."It's a nice little note for Frankie, for sure," Los Angeles manager Mike Scioscia said, per Guardado. "OK guys, are we good on that note? I think we're good."The game started like any other for Arcia, penciled in to catch while hitting seventh. However, Scioscia would have to adjust his game plan as the matchup quickly got out of hand.After opening the scoring with a run in the top of the third, the Angels promptly allowed five in the bottom of the frame and another seven in the next inning. Just like that, a 1-0 lead turned into a 12-1 deficit鈥攁nd the rout was on.Los Angeles got a run back in the top of the sixth, but once again, Oakland had an answer. The A's tacked on to their lead with six in the sixth. By the time the seventh arrived,Angels pitchers had served up 18 runs on the night. Even with the September roster expansion Jaime Garcia Jersey , Scioscia opted to put a position player on the mound to finish up the game.Enter Arcia.The 5'11", 195-pound right-hander promptly retired the first two batters he faced. Unfortunately for him, like many of his teammates before him on this night, he was unable to get out of the inning unscathed. He allowed a two-out single to Josh Phegley before serving up back-to-back home runs to Nick Martini (the first of his career) and Chad Pinder.With one more defensive inning still to play, Arcia went back out for the eighth. Even after allowing a single, he was able to have a 1-2-3 eighth of sorts thanks to an inning-ending double play.Arcia's day was not done, though. After Oakland pitcher Chris Hatcher set down the first two Angels hitters of the ninth inning, Arcia made history by sending a 3-2 offering from Hatcher over the wall in right-center. Technically, the dinger came while he was in the game as a pitcher.His final line was 1-for-4 with one home run and one RBI at the plate while allowing three runs on four hits in two innings of work (a 9.00 ERA). Although he fanned twice at the plate, he did not strike anyone out on the mound."I just try to stay positive and just play hard all game," Arcia said, per Guardado. "I feel good about it."