Orioles tender contracts to six arbitration-eligible players; agree to terms with outfielders Reimold, Pearce

The Orioles today announced that they have tendered contracts to six of their arbitration eligible players: catcher Matt Wieters, first baseman Chris Davis, right-handers Tommy Hunter and Bud Norris and left-handers Brian Matusz and Troy Patton. Additionally, outfielders Steve Pearce and Nolan Reimold have agreed to terms on contracts for 2014, and right-hander Eddie Gamboa and outfielder Jason Pridie were not tendered contracts by the club. Wieters, 27, batted .235/.287/.417 with 22 home runs and 79 RBI in 148 games in 2013. Davis, 27, finished third in the American League MVP voting, leading the major leagues with 53 home runs and 138 RBI while batting .286/.370/.634 in 160 games. Hunter, 27, was 6-5 with a 2.81 ERA (86.1IP, 27ER) in 68 relief appearances. Norris, 28, went 4-3 with a 4.80 ERA (50.2IP, 27ER) in 11 games (nine starts) for the Orioles after being acquired from Houston on July 31. He went 10-12 with a 4.18 ERA (176.2IP, 82ER) in 32 games (30 starts) in 2013. Matusz, 26, was 2-1 with a 3.53 ERA (51.0IP, 20ER) in 65 appearances. Patton, 28, went 2-0 with a 3.70 ERA (56.0IP, 23ER) in 56 outings. Pearce, 30, hit .261/.362/.420 with four home runs and 13 RBI in 44 games. Reimold, 30, played in 40 games, batting .195/.250/.335 with five home runs and 12 RBI. Gamboa, 28, had his contract selected on November 20. He went a combined 6-11 with a 4.43 ERA (142.1IP, 70ER) and 114 strikeouts for Double-A Bowie (16 GS) and Triple-A Norfolk (nine GS) in 2013. Pridie, 30, had his contract selected on September 25 after batting .269/.333/.434 in 118 games for Triple-A Norfolk. He went 2-for-10 in four games with the Orioles.