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Free agents American League Orioles (1) - Mike Bordick, ss. Anaheim (3) - Dennis Cook, lhp; Alex Ochoa, of; Orlando Palmeiro, of. Boston (10) - Shane Andrews, 1b; Carlos Baerga, dh; Willie Banks, rhp; Frank Castillo, rhp; Tony Clark, 1b; Cliff Floyd, of; Rickey Henderson, of; Dustin Hermanson, rhp; Rey Sanchez, 2b; Ugueth Urbina, rhp. Chicago (1) - Frank Thomas, 1b. Cleveland (6) - Dave Burba, rhp; Terry Mulholland, lhp; Charles Nagy, rhp; Eduardo Perez, c; Lee Stevens, 1b; Jim Thome, 1b. Detroit (2)

SARASOTA, Fla -- Orioles left-hander Wei-Yin Chen will make his first Grapefruit League start today against the Tampa Bay Rays down in Port Charlotte. Expect Chen to go two innings, unless his pitch count gets too high. Left-hander Brian Matusz, who is also in the rotation mix, is scheduled to follow Chen. He will be followed by Tommy Hunter, Troy Patton and Daniel McCutchen. Here are the lineups for today's game: Orioles Alexi Casilla 2B Ryan Flaherty SS Manny Machado 3B Jason Pridie RF Chris Dickerson CF Trayvon Robinson DH Travis Ishikawa 1B Luis Exposito C Xavier Avery LF Wei-Yin Chen LHP Rays Ben Zobrist RF Kelly Johnson LF Evan Longoria 3B Yunel Escobar SS Ryan Roberts 2B Jose Molina C Shelley Duncan DH James Loney 1B Sean Rodriguez CF Alex Cobb RHP

The players who became free agents yesterday when their clubs failed to offer them 1993 contracts by the tender deadline:AMERICAN LEAGUE Orioles (5): Sam Horn, 1b; Mark McLemore, 2b; Bob Milacki, rhp; Randy Milligan, 1b; Mark Williamson, rhp.Boston (3): Ellis Burks, of; Tony Fossas, lhp; Jeff Gray, rhp.Chicago (1): Carlton Fisk, c.Cleveland (1): Rod Nichols, rhp.Detroit (3): Mark Carreon, of; Dan Gakeler, rhp; Steve Cummings, rhp.Minnesota (2): Bernardo Brito, of; Gene Larkin, of.Oakland (6)

The Orioles added another left-handed reliever to their bullpen Monday, selecting the contract of Zach Phillips from Triple-A Norfolk before Monday's series opener in Toronto. Phillips was told before Sunday's Tides game that he was being recalled and arrived in Toronto on Sunday night. "I really didn't think about it," Phillips said. "If it was going to happen, it was going to happen. I can't control the outcome, but I'm just happy to be here. " To make room for Phillips, the Orioles designated Norfolk right-hander Jason Berken for assignment.

The Orioles announced yesterday they have added five players to their 40-man roster: C Chip Alley, IF Ivanon Coffie, IF Jesse Garcia, LHP Carlos Medina and RHP Gabe Molina.Pitchers (17): RHP Armando Benitez, RHP Darin Blood, RHP Rocky Coppinger, LHP Radhames Dyk- hoff, RHP Scott Erickson, RHP Chris Fussell, RHP Juan Guzman, LHP Doug Johns, RHP Scott Kamieniecki, Medina, Molina, RHP Julio Moreno, RHP Mike Mussina, LHP Jesse Orosco, RHP Sidney Ponson, LHP Arthur Rhodes, RHP Mike Timlin.Catchers (4)

Potential free agents Eligible players may file through Nov. 12 (w-one of 70 players who filed for free agency yesterday; x-team option for 2003 season; y-player option for 2003 season; z-mutual option for 2003 season; a-conditional player option for 2003 season; b-player may terminate current contract; c-player may terminate contract under certain specific conditions) American League Orioles (2) - Mike Bordick, ss; x-Pat Hentgen, rhp. Anaheim (3) - Dennis Cook, rhp; Alex Ochoa, of; Orlando Palmeiro, of. Boston (12)

The 75 players who filed for salary arbitration yesterday and will exchange salary figures with their teams Tuesday:American LeagueOrioles (5) -- Jeffrey Hammonds, OF; Terry Mathews, RHP; Alan Mills, RHP; Mike Mussina, RHP; Arthur Rhodes, LHP. Anaheim (1) -- Allen Watson, LHP. Boston (8) -- Jeff Frye, 2B; Reggie Jefferson, 1B; Pat Mahomes, RHP; Troy O'Leary, OF; Aaron Sele, RHP; Heathcliff Slocumb, RHP; John Valentin, SS; Tim Wakefield, RHP. Chicago (2) -- Wilson Alvarez, LHP; Roberto Hernandez, RHP. Detroit (4)

Angels: Purchased contract of 3B Jack Howell from Triple-A Vancouver. Optioned LHP Darrell May and 1B Chris Pritchett to Vancouver.Astros: Optioned LHP Alvin Norman and RHP Donne Wall to Triple-A New Orleans. Placed SS Ricky Gutierrez and RHP Mark Small on the 15-day disabled list.Athletics: Purchased contract of LHP Billy Brewer from Triple-A Edmonton. Designated RHP Scott Service for assignment.Blue Jays: Purchased contract of IF Juan Samuel from Triple-A Syracuse. Placed OF Jacob Brumfield, RHP Erik Hanson and LHP Paul Spoljaric on 15-day DL, and RHP William Risley on 60-day DL.Braves: Placed OF Daniel Bautista, LHP Pedro Borbon and RHP Bryan Harvey on 15-day DL.Brewers: Placed RHP Steve Sparks on 15-day DL.Cardinals: Placed LHP Rick Honeycutt on 15-day DL retroactive to March 29, OF Ray Lankford on 15-day DL retroactive to March 27. Purchased contract of IF Roberto Mejia from Triple-A Louisville.

Baseball Athletics: Agreed to terms with 1B Jason Giambi on three-year contract extension. Cardinals: Activated RHP Matt Morris from DL. Optioned RHP Braden Looper to Triple-A Memphis. Expos: Placed RHP Mike Maddux on 15-day DL. Recalled LHP Steve Kline from Triple-A Ottawa. Indians: Placed RHP Paul Shuey on 15-day disabled list. Recalled LHP Tom Martin from Triple-A Buffalo. Basketball WNBA: Signed C Leslie Johnson. Pub Date: 4/12/98

Bowie lefty Jake Pettit has been named Eastern League Pitcher of the Week, becoming the first Baysox player to receive the honor since Zach Clark in June. Pettit, 25, went 1-0 on the week with a 1.17 ERA and five strikeouts over 7 2/3 innings pitched. He threw 7 1/3 no-hit innings against the Trenton Thunder on Saturday before giving up a homer. On the season, Pettit, a 42nd-rounder in 2010, is 9-3 with a 4.10 ERA in 22 games (19 starts) with the Baysox.

The Orioles have signed 49-year old LHP Jamie Moyer to a minor-league contract. Moyer is expected to start for Triple-A Norfolk on Saturday. The Colorado Rockies released Moyer and he cleared waivers, making him a free agent. Earlier this season, Moyer became the oldest pitcher to win a major league game. He had a stint with the Orioles from 1993-1995. This season, Moyer was 2-5 with a 5.70 ERA with the Rockies.

BOSTON - More than 16 years after he left Baltimore and joined the Dan Duquette -led Boston Red Sox, ageless left-hander Jamie Moyer is back in the Orioles organization. Duquette, now the Orioles' executive vice president, signed Moyer to a minor-league deal Wednesday. The 49-year-old will start for Triple-A Norfolk on Saturday against Buffalo. There is no guarantee that Moyer will return to the Orioles, for whom he pitched from 1993 to 1995. "He is committed to two or three starts down there and we'll see where he is at," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said.

The Orioles' primary search this offseason continues to be pitching, and one free agent they have had multiple conversations with is lefty Joe Saunders, according to an industry source. Saunders, 30, was 12-13 with a 3.69 ERA in 212 innings last year with the Arizona Diamondbacks, who did not tender him a contract this offseason. Saunders would have been in his final year of arbitration this offseason but now is a free agent and has been linked to several teams - with varying degrees of interest - including the Florida Marlins, Boston Red Sox, Colorado Rockies, Cincinnati Reds and Detroit Tigers.

The Orioles have agreed to terms with Japanese lefty starter Tsuyoshi Wada, which reopens their pipeline to Japan, according to an industry source. He will sign a two-year, $8.15 million deal with a 2014 option worth $5 million, the source said. It is the Orioles' first foray into the Japanese market since signing Koji Uehara before the 2009 season. Wada may not end up as the only pitcher from Japan's Nippon Baseball League on the roster. The club is also seriously interested in Taiwanese lefty Chen Wei-Yin, who pitched for the Chunichi Dragons.

Sitting in the press booth at Ripken Stadium on Wednesday night following Aberdeen's 4-2 loss to Connecticut, I was approached by the IronBirds' radio man and public relations chief, Towney Godfrey, who, according to post-game ritual, asked me which team members I'd like to interview. Still a bit fried from a chaotic week at the Ripken World Series, and feeling unsure about lobbing questions at a manager who'd just watched his team squander a very good ninth-inning opportunity to tie or possibly win the ballgame, I opted to skip a session with Aberdeen skipper Leo Gomez, and asked instead for players Matt Hobgood and Joe Velleggia.

Looking to augment their left-handed bullpen depth, the Orioles have agreed to a minor league deal with one pitcher and are among five teams left in the mix for the best remaining southpaw reliever on the market. The Orioles on Tuesday signed Clay Rapada to a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training. Rapada, 29, had a 4.00 ERA in 13 September appearances in 2010 for the Texas Rangers, and lefties have hit just .186 against him during his big league career, which spans parts of four seasons.