Orioles minor league pitcher Jesse Beal is having Tommy John surgery (plus other notes)

Orioles minor league pitcher Jesse Beal is having Tommy John surgery (plus other notes)
Orioles minor league right-hander Jesse Beal is undergoing Tommy John ligament replacement surgery today in Baltimore. The procedure is being performed by Dr. Derrick Papp, one of the O's team physicians.A 14th-round draft pick by the Orioles in 2008 out of South County (Va.) High School, Beal went 2-1 with a 3.48 ERA in 41 1/3 innings last summer at Single-A Frederick. He was a minor league free agent after the year but the O's re-signed him.Beal began this year healthy and pitched in some...

Showalter on Davis, the offseason and hitting coach search

Showalter on Davis, the offseason and hitting coach search
Orioles manager Buck Showalter recently played golf with Chris Davis in Texas, and the first baseman revealed that he's received a therapeutic use exemption for Adderall for the 2015 season. Major League Baseball suspended Davis for 25 games on Sept. 12 following a second failed test for the drug. Davis apparently had the exception with the Rangers, but was denied with the Orioles. "That's just what he told me," Showalter said this morning at the 36th annual OriolesREACH Holiday Party for...

Beal update and roster speculation (game ends 4-4)

Beal update and roster speculation (game ends 4-4)
SARASOTA, Fla. - Minor league pitcher Jesse Beal lasted one inning tonight in his starting assignment against the Tampa Bay Rays - a team that's being picked by many "experts" to win the American League East. Beal allowed three runs and three hits, and walked a batter, in the top of the first inning. His fastball touched 93 mph. Beal threw 27 pitches, 15 for strikes, as the surprise replacement for Steve Johnson, who was scratched because of a strained lat. Desmond Jennings led off with a...

Minor league notes on Givens, Beal and more

Minor league notes on Givens, Beal and more
The transition of Mychal Givens, the Orioles' second-round draft pick in 2009, from infielder to pitcher has been going well at spring training camp at Twin Lakes Park and Givens is expected to be with a full-season affiliate come opening day. "He's made a very smooth transition back to pitching and he was a pitching prospect in high school. He's thrown very well this spring and I would anticipate him making a club out of spring training," Orioles director of player development Brian...