When starting 2B Brian Roberts went down with a serious concussion, they needed someone to step up and play 2B. 27-year old righty swinging Robert Andino answered that call and he played well for the O’s. Andino has played in 136 games for the Orioles so far this year and he is 118 for 445 (.265 avg, .672 OPS) with 62 runs scored, 4 homers, 32 RBIs and 13 stolen bases. He has now played in 230 games in his first three years with the Orioles and he is 180 for 704 (.256 avg, .652 OPS) with 99 runs scored, 8 homers, 48 RBIs and 17 stolen bases. It looks like Andino has found a home in Baltimore, most likely as a utility player going forward.

25-year old switch-hitting catcher Matt Wieters has turned up the power lately for the Orioles. Since August 1st, Wieters has played in 39 games in which he is 39 for 140 (.279 avg) with 24 runs scored, 10 homers and 26 RBIs. He has now played in 131 games for the Orioles so far this year and he is 123 for 469 (.262 avg, .777 OPS) with 66 runs scored, 20 homers, 63 RBIs and 1 stolen base. Wieters has now played in 357 games in his first three years with the O’s and he is 336 for 1,269 (.265 avg, .742 OPS) with 138 runs scored, 40 homers, 161 RBIs and 1 stolen base. The Orioles hope that Wieters keeps rolling along as he is a big part of the team’s future.

36-year old righty swinging DH Vladimir Guerrero is finally looking like the hitter the O’s thought they were getting when they signed him over the winter. Guerrero has played in 10 games so far in September and he is 16 for 37 (.432 avg, 1.204 OPS) with 8 runs scored, 2 homers and 7 RBIs. He has now played in 127 games overall this year and he is 141 for 490 (.288 avg, .733 OPS) with 52 runs scored, 12 homers, 53 RBIs and 1 stolen base. Guerrero probably won’t be back in 2012, but he could finish the year strongly and leave Orioles’ fans with a good impression of him.

25-year old switch-hitting catcher Matt Wieters has been hot with the bat for the Orioles so far in August. He has played in 22 games in August for the O’s and he is 24 for 79 (.304 avg, .932 OPS) with 13 runs scored, 4 homers and 13 RBIs. Wieters has now played in 114 games overall this year for the Orioles and he is 108 for 408 (.265 avg, .753 OPS) with 55 runs scored, 14 homers, 50 RBIs and 1 stolen base. The Orioles have to be pleased with Wieters so far this year as he has bounced back from a rough year in 2010.

27-year old righty swinging Robert Andino is getting most of the P.T. at 2B for the Orioles right now. He has played in 13 games so far in August and he is 11 for 46 (.239 avg, .612 OPS) with 10 runs scored, 0 homers, 5 RBIs and 1 stolen base. Andino has now played in 96 games for the Orioles so far this year and he is 76 for 291 (.261 avg, .658 OPS) with 41 runs scored, 2 homers, 17 RBIs and 6 stolen bases. Andino is getting to showcase his talents as he hasn’t played much in his major league career until 2011.