The Manny Machado era of the Orioles is not the only one to end this week. The O’s also moved to bring an end to Chris Tillman’s time in Baltimore, designating the veteran for assignment on Friday afternoon.
The move to release Tillman clears a spot on the 40-man roster, which the O’s decided that they needed to do to make room for infielder Renato Núñez, whose contract was selected from Norfolk. Núñez, 24, may be a temporary replacement in the third base mix in the aftermath of the Machado trade. I would rather see more of him than Jace Peterson.