ORIOLES RECALL IF/OF RHYNE HUGHES FROM TRIPLE-A NORFOLK IF JUSTIN TURNER OPTIONED TO TIDES The...

ORIOLES RECALL IF/OF RHYNE HUGHES FROM TRIPLE-A NORFOLK

IF JUSTIN TURNER OPTIONED TO TIDES

The Orioles have announced that they have recalled IF/OF RHYNE HUGHES from Triple-A Norfolk. To make room for Hughes on the roster, the team has optioned IF JUSTIN TURNER to the Tides.

Hughes, 26, batted .353 (18-51) with three home runs and 11 RBI for Norfolk. He reached base safely in all 14 games in which he appeared and had an International League-best 11-game hitting streak from April 8-19, batting .400 (16-40) over the span. Hughes ranks among the IL 10 in slugging percentage (T-6th, .667); on-base plus slugging (7th, 1.088); batting average (10th, .353) and on-base percentage (10th, .421).

Hughes was acquired by the Orioles as the player to be named later in a trade with the Tampa Bay Rays for C GREGG ZAUN on August 15, 2009. He will wear #40 and will be making his major league debut.

Turner, 25, appeared in five games for Baltimore, going hitless in nine at-bats.

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nice...i think

this is a brutal stretch of games for him to be making his debut. let’s hope he doesn’t start out slow and lose his confidence early. i can’t believe we got this guy for zauny last year, anyone know where he’ll play in the IF?

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by danielreese05 on Apr 24, 2010 4:36 PM EDT reply actions

Starting at 1st tonight.

This series is taking years off of my life.

by Knubles and Bits on Apr 24, 2010 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions

cool so atkins is sitting?

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by danielreese05 on Apr 24, 2010 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions

If Trembley wants to keep his job...

Atkins will definitely be sitting.

by mlb32001 on Apr 24, 2010 4:58 PM EDT up reply actions

im pretty sure trembles keeping his job is out of the question

that is unless we happen to win the next 5 games against boston and ny

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by danielreese05 on Apr 24, 2010 5:47 PM EDT up reply actions

Wecome aboard, Rhyne

All we need you to do is completely carry and reenergize this shitastic offense. No pressure though.

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by daveh873 on Apr 24, 2010 4:43 PM EDT reply actions

Pukgo, Shrek, and now Hughes. I’ve seen so much roster redundancy in my life.

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by birdman on Apr 24, 2010 4:44 PM EDT reply actions

Turner sent down?

So we decided Lugo’s been playing so great that he’s earned a expanded role?

by kba26 on Apr 24, 2010 4:46 PM EDT reply actions

That's what I don't get

why not Lugo???

Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck

by O'sFan21 on Apr 24, 2010 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions

exactly

if we’re going to have a guy suffer at the plate, might as well be someone we don’t hate yet

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by danielreese05 on Apr 24, 2010 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions

Is Turner just THAT bad at short?

If he is, I guess I get it, but seriously — I don’t think he’d be significantly worse than Lugo. The random veteran pickup isn’t doing us any good; might as well let Turner get some ML experience.

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by Vuff on Apr 24, 2010 6:48 PM EDT up reply actions