In announcing Ubaldo Jimenez as Thursday’s starter against the Washington Nationals and adding Mike Wright to the bullpen as their long reliever, the Orioles signaled they’ll be replacing the most reliable starter — Chris Tillman — with an extension of their most reliable pitching philosophy.
Tillman went on the disabled list Wednesday retroactive to Aug. 21 with right shoulder bursitis, and the Orioles added Wright to the 25-man roster in his place.
While stressing he doesn’t consider Tillman “lost,” pitching coach Dave Wallace said Wednesday that the team’s approach to cobbling together the innings Tillman will leave won’t change from how they normally approach games, or series, or weeks for that matter.