The Orioles have designated 26-year old righty reliever/starter Rick VandenHurk for assignment. VandenHurk pitched in 4 games (2 starts) for the Orioles last year and he was 0-0 with a 8.00 ERA and a 2.22 WHIP. He pitched in 11 games (3 starts) in his two years with the Orioles and he was 0-1 with a 6.04 ERA and a 1.58 WHIP. He has now pitched in 46 games (35 starts) in his first five years in the majors and he is 8-10 with a 5.97 ERA and a 1.62 WHIP. The Orioles won’t miss VandenHurk if they lose him on waivers.

UPDATE: (2/4/2012) - The Orioles have released Rick VandenHurk.