24-year old righty swinging outfielder Nolan Reimold is climbing up the organizational depth chart this season. He was the #4 prospect in the Orioles’ minor league system heading into this season according to Baseball America and he’s showing why now. Reimold has played in 94 games in AA-Ball this season and he is 101 for 348 (.290 avg, .859 OPS) with 58 runs scored, 15 homers, 48 RBIs and 6 stolen bases. If the Orioles continue to slump and trade some outfielders Reimold might get his big chance at the major leagues later this year.

20-year old righty starting pitcher Charles Tillman is pitching very well in AAA for the Orioles. He was one of the keys of the Erik Bedard trade last winter as he was the #3 prospect in the Mariners’ minor league system according to Baseball America’s Prospect Handbook. Tillman has started 17 games in AA ball this season and he is 7-2 with a 3.12 ERA and a 1.31 WHIP. He has whiffed 83 batters in only 80.2 innings this season which shows what kind of stuff he has. But, he needs to tighten up his control a bit as he has walked 41 batters this year. Tillman is making the Orioles’ front office look really sharp as it appears that they fleeced the Mariners really good over the winter.

The next time the Orioles need an outfielder they might call up 28-year old righty swinging Luis Terrero who is playing well in AAA ball. Terrero has played in 59 games in AAA ball for the Orioles this season and he is 71 for 228 (.311 avg, .873 OPS) with 37 runs scored, 6 homers, 46 RBIs and 7 stolen bases. I’m starting to wonder if Terrero is a AAAA player…..too good for AAA and not good enough for the majors. He has played in 243 games in his major league career and he is 129 for 551 (.234 avg, .675 OPS) with 66 runs scored, 14 homers, 52 RBIs and 17 stolen bases. But, he has whiffed an astounding 161 times in the major leagues.

21-year old switch hitting catcher Matt Wieters will likely be placed on the fast track to the majors if he continues to hit like he is right now. Wieters has played in 29 games in A-Ball so far this season and he is 33 for 97 (.340 avg, .963 OPS) with 19 runs scored, 5 homers and 18 RBIs. The Orioles are not going to re-sign Ramon Hernandez when he becomes a free agent and it’s quite possible that Matt Wieters will be the next starting catcher for the Orioles in the future.

The Orioles have recalled J.R. House to replace Jay Gibbons on the roster as he is out for the season.  House better take advantage of his big opportunity because he’s 28 years old and time is running out for him to establish himself in the major leagues.  House played in 109 AAA games this season and he was 123 for 417 (.295 avg, .813 OPS) with 51 runs scored, 10 homers and 63 RBIs.  He does have some major league experience as he has played in 10 games and he was 2 for 19 (.105 avg, .263 OPS) with 1 run scored.