Time is running out before Opening Day for the injured Orioles to get themselves healthy enough to head north from Sarasota with the team. We have known since he reported to camp that Chris Tillman wouldn’t be on the Opening Day roster. Things are looking a bit better for Seth Smith and Ryan Flaherty.
Before Saturday’s spring training game against the Yankees, manager Buck Showalter sketched out some of the plan for Tillman’s rehab. The plan confirms what was already expected: Tillman will miss all of April at a minimum.