Rod Barajas

Monday morning brought Orioles fans a deal that many of them aren't too fond of - sending staff ace by default Jeremy Guthrie to the Colorado Rockies ... couple months of the 2010 season when manager Buck Showalter took over the helm.  

there will be a number of difficult challenges facing manager Buck Showalter and the coaching staff. Like figuring out who everybody is. On Monday, the Orioles traded starting pitcher Jeremy Guthrie to the Colorado Rockies for right-handers ...  

http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/20348/defining-whos-mr-average#comment Two Bucco Players are brought up in the article Catcher: Rod Barajas, .258 Equivalent Average (EqA). Sure, he struggles to get on base, but Barajas’ modest pop at the plate -- delivering a .200 ISO last season -- and solid receiving skills makes him the acme of average from the backstop bin. In Pittsburgh, he might help propel their latest bid for a .500 season...  

After manager Buck Showalter took over the Orioles on Aug. 3, 2010, the club went 34-23 over the remainder of the 2010 schedule, and the Orioles' young pitching staff led the way. The starters produced 36 quality starts and an ERA of 3.16 in that time. Seemingly poised to build on that in 2011, the Orioles instead finished in last place in the American League East for the fourth year in a row at 69-93. Their pitching ranked last in the...  

I like were we are with the DH spot. There are plenty of candidates from within." Buck on playing Chris Davis at first and Mark Reynolds at third base: "If you look at what (Reynolds) has done this offseason and he's entering into a semi-contract year ...