Young signing expected today

The Orioles are expected later today to announce the signing of outfielder Delmon Young to a one-year contract. Young agreed to terms Dec. 24 on a deal that guarantees him $2.25 million and includes a possible $750,000 in incentives. Who comes off the 40-man roster to make room? Stay tuned. Here's the roster again. Give me your prediction: Pitchers Tim Berry Brad Brach Zach Britton Dylan Bundy Wei-Yin Chen Oliver Drake Eddie Gamboa Jason Garcia Kevin Gausman Miguel Gonzalez Tommy Hunter Ubaldo Jimenez Brian Matusz T.J. McFarland Bud Norris Darren O'Day Chris Tillman Logan Verrett Ryan Webb Tyler Wilson Mike Wright Wesley Wright Catchers Steve Clevenger Caleb Joseph Ryan Lavarnway Mike Ohlman Matt Wieters Infielders Ryan Flaherty J.J. Hardy Manny Machado Rey Navarro Jimmy Paredes Jonathan Schoop Christian Walker Outfielders Alejandro De Aza Alex Hassan Adam Jones David Lough Steve Pearce Henry Urrutia For what it's worth, manager Buck Showalter invited Hassan, Ohlman, Gamboa, Drake and Rule 5 pitchers Garcia and Verrett to the minicamp. Hassan apparently is recovering from an injury and the Orioles want to check on him in Sarasota. The Orioles will be back at the Ed Smith Stadium complex next month for the start of spring training. Pitchers and catchers report on Feb. 18. Positions players are due on Feb. 23, with the first full-squad workout the following day. Veteran left-hander Johan Santana reportedly will pitch next week for Navegantes del Magallanes in the Venezuelan Winter League. Executive vice president Dan Duquette told me in November that he was open to re-signing Santana and the club would watch him throw. They signed Santana to a minor league deal in March and were prepared to call him up in June before he tore his left Achilles. Santana's surgically repaired shoulder is fine. He's just got to show teams that he's recovered from the Achilles injury. The question for the Orioles is whether they'd have room for him. They could use a veteran starter for Triple-A Norfolk as insurance in case of injury, but they already have six starters for five spots in their rotation. Shameless plug alert: I'm in studio today for "The Mid-Atlantic Sports Report" from 5-6 p.m. on MASN.