The Orioles shuffled around the bullpen again ahead of Saturday’s name with a semi-surprise move, optioning last night’s starting pitcher, Cade Povich, to the minors while selecting the contract of reliever Vinny Nittoli from Norfolk. To make room on the 40-man roster, the O’s transferred Danny Coulombe to the 60-day injured list.
This is a move that’s probably more about min-maxing roster use than any kind of statement about Povich’s performance. Not that Povich’s Friday start was good, exactly, with five walks allowed in 5.1 innings. I thought he showed some promise in avoiding the disaster it looked like he was headed towards in early innings.