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Baysox Announce Opening Day Roster

Published on April 3, 2014 under Eastern League (EL1)
Chesapeake Baysox News Release


BOWIE, Md. - The Bowie Baysox announce today the 2014 Opening Day Roster. The roster features 14 players who spent time in Bowie last season and some of the top prospects in the Orioles organization. Eduardo Rodriguez, Tim Berry and Michael Ohlman are all rated among the Orioles top 10 prospects and all begin the year in Bowie.

The starting rotation is expected to include LHP Eduardo Rodriguez, RHP Tyler Wilson, LHP Tim Berry, RHP Zach Davies and LHP Jake Pettit. Three of the five pitchers appeared with the Baysox in 2013.

Returning position players include Buck Britton, Niuman Romero, Garabez Rosa, Christian Walker, Dariel Alvarez and Johnny Ruettiger. Bowie's bullpen also features a number of familiar faces, as RHP Matt Bischoff, RHP Oliver Drake, LHP Jason Gurka, LHP Chris Petrini and RHP Marcel Prado return to the Baysox.

The roster includes seven players who were not in the Orioles organization last season and signed during the offseason as free agents or arrived through trades. Those players include RHP Fabio Castillo, RHP Juan Morillo, C David Freitas, INF Sharlon Schoop, OF Ronald Bermudez, OF Chih-Hsien Chiang and OF K.D. Kang.

Baysox Baseball - We'll Knock Your 'Sox Off. The Baysox open the 2014 season, their 22nd as the class Double-A Affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, at Prince George's Stadium Thursday, April 3. To keep up with Baysox news during the offseason, visit baysox.com.

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