Ed Rogers

The Orioles have added outfielder Darnell McDonald and pitcher Daniel Cabrera to their major-league roster, giving them 39 players on the 40-man list. Teams were required to set 40-man rosters by last night in advance of baseball's winter meetings Dec. 12-16 in Nashville, Tenn. Players not on the roster who have been professionals for four seasons (if drafted in college) or five (if drafted out of high school) can be selected in the Rule 5 draft. Orioles' 40-man roster Pitchers Rick Bauer, Steve Bechler, Erik Bedard, Daniel Cabrera, Sean Douglass, Travis Driskill, Eric Dubose, Scott Erickson, Buddy Groom, Pat Hentgen, Jason Johnson, Jorge Julio, Rodrigo Lopez, Mike Paradis, Sidney Ponson, Matt Riley, Willis Roberts, B.J. Ryan, John Stephens.

Yesterday Triple-A International League Ottawa 7, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 0: Jack Cust and Darnell McDonald homered for the host Lynx (62-76). Double-A Eastern League Bowie 5, Akron 2: Ed Rogers went 3-for-5 with two RBIs and two runs to lift the visiting Baysox (69-67). Single-A Carolina League Frederick 6, Myrtle Beach 4: Larry Bigbie went 2-for-5 with two RBIs and two runs for the host Keys (29-35). Single-A South Atlantic League Delmarva 8, Lakewood 3 Hagerstown 8, Lake County 7: Jonathan Armitage hit a grand slam in the ninth inning to lift the visiting Suns (21-43)

That Barry Bonds reality show just got a whole lot more interesting. Jorge Julio gave up a home run for Venezuela yesterday in the World Baseball Classic. No way. You'd think the game was moved to Tropicana Field. As for the Orioles, they lost to the Boston Red Sox, 10-6. Ed Rogers and Napoleon Calzado had errors. Eddy Rodriguez was the only pitcher who didn't allow a run among the five used, but he walked three in 1 2/3 innings. The run off John Halama was unearned. Jay Gibbons is batting .385 with seven RBIs.

The Orioles today announced that they have signed eight players to minor league contracts for the 2006 season. Right-handed pitcher Sendy Rleal, right-handed pitcher Marino Salas, left-handed pitcher Scott Rice, left-handed pitcher Carlos Jan, lefthanded pitcher Jason Pearson and shortstop Ed Rogers were each signed to minor league deals. All six played in the Orioles minor league system this past year. Pearson pitched in five games for Double-A Bowie over the last week of the season after appearing in 14 games for Double-A Portland in the Boston organization.