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Orioles Record, finish: 78-84, 3rd. Manager: Lee Mazzilli, 2nd season with Orioles. Payroll: $60 million. Hot seat: Sammy Sosa. It's his walk year, and he desperately wants to prove the Cubs wrong for dumping him. Best case: Getting Sosa for nothing makes Jim Beattie and Mike Flanagan look brilliant. ... Sidney Ponson pitches with purpose after a nightmare offseason back home in Aruba. ... Daniel Cabrera reverses a second-half slide, and several other young arms step into the rotation.

Arizona Diamondbacks Record, finish: 51-111, 5th. Manager: Bob Melvin, 1st season with Diamondbacks, 3rd overall. Payroll: $65 million. Hot seat: Troy Glaus. After he got $45 million, his shoulder must hold up. Best case: Rookie Koyie Hill makes a strong debut. ... Luis Gonzalez keeps his throwing elbow from barking and puts up more big numbers. ... Shawn Green excels in a more hitter-friendly park. ... Freed of the madness of the Bronx, Javier Vazquez pitches as he used to all those years in Montreal.

Pitchers Kurt Ainsworth, RHP Born: Sept. 9, 1978 Height: 6-3 Weight: 192 Skinny: Has the stuff to be a No. 1 starter someday; right now, he's No. 3. Rick Bauer, RHP Born: Jan. 10, 1977 Height: 6-6 Weight: 218 Skinny: Was an outside candidate to start but is too valuable as a multipurpose reliever. Erik Bedard, LHP Born: March 6, 1979 Height: 6-1 Weight: 191 Skinny: Despite having no Triple-A experience and coming off reconstructive elbow surgery, he dazzled this spring and earned the fifth spot in the rotation.

40-man roster and other key players invited to camp Pitchers Juan Aracena, RHP: Acquired last August from Cleveland, he'll close at Double-A Bowie but may move to the rotation as his assortment expands. Control a plus. Radhames Dykhoff, LHP: A starter in winter ball, he'll vie for a spot in the Orioles' bullpen. A likely fit at Triple-A Rochester. Buddy Groom, LHP: Inherits Jesse Orosco's role. Can become first pitcher with 70 appearances in five straight seasons. Juan Guzman, RHP: Former catcher won nine games and struck out 134 in 124 innings last season at Single-A Delmarva.

BaseballOrioles: Added 1B Domingo Martinez to 40-man roster.Angels: Purchased contracts of P Jeff Edsel, P Mike Freehill, P Matt Perisho, C Bret Hemphill and added to 40-man roster.Astros: Named John Tamargo manager of Single-A Kissimmee.A's: Added RHP Carl Dale, RHP Brad Rigby, LHP Bret Wagner to 40-man roster; sent LHP Steve Wojciechowski, LHP Andrew Lorraine, OF Damon Mashore to Triple-A Edmonton.Blue Jays: Traded OF Lonell Roberts to Rangers for a player to be named; traded INF Miguel Cairo to Cubs for P Jason Stevenson; added P Kelvim Escobar, P Joe Young, 1B Ryan Jones, 2B Jeff Patzke, OF Anthony Sanders to 40-man roster.

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.

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.

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.

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.