Dickerson day-to-day with sore shoulder (plus other notes)

SARASOTA, Fla. - Orioles outfielder Chris Dickerson is day-to-day with a sore left shoulder, the latest setback in his attempt to break camp with the team.

"Hopefully, it's only a day or two. He kind of tweaked it on a throw yesterday," said manager Buck Showalter.

It's been a difficult spring health-wise for Dickerson, 34, who also missed time after fouling a ball off his right shin - the swelling moving down to his foot - and after being hit by a pitch on his right elbow.

Dickerson is 8-for-32 with a double and two home runs in 17 games. The Orioles re-signed him to a minor league deal over the winter.

Showalter said outfielder Seth Smith also remains day-to-day with a sore right hamstring.

"He's doing some baseball activities," Showalter said. "He's close, but until does a lot of baseball activities and then feels fine the next day ... Just another day we're going to see how he feels. We'll talk about it at lunchtime today.

Smith hasn't played since hitting a home run, his only spring hit, on March 8. But Showalter said the club isn't in the danger zone regarding Smith's availability on opening day.

"Not yet, especially with minor leagues opened up," Showalter said. "We can get plenty of at-bats. He's a veteran guy. He knows the drill. He's a little behind, that's obvious, but we think we can catch up."

Infielder Ryan Flaherty's return keeps getting pushed back. He's now expected to wait until Friday to play again after recovering from a sore right shoulder.

"He doesn't feel any pain or any discomfort, but we're going to make sure," Showalter said.

Third baseman Manny Machado, catcher Welington Castillo and second baseman Jonathan Schoop are expected to be in camp on Wednesday to watch the annual spring talent show. Showalter doesn't know when they'll get back in the lineup. The team is off Thursday.

"I'm going to talk to them first," Showalter said. "I know Welington caught a lot of baseball games. An 11-inning game in March is not something he normally does."

Left-hander Wade Miley told a reporter this morning that he's feeling much better after being scratched from yesterday's start with the flu.

The Orioles are expected to make five or six cuts over the next two days.

The Orioles summoned pitchers Richard Rodriguez, Jed Bradley, Jimmy Yacabonis and Luis Gonzalez, infielders Alex Castellanos and Jeff Kemp and outfielders Cedric Mullins and Michael Choice from minor league camp.

Former Orioles infielder/outfielder Steve Pearce made the trip today with the Jays and is serving as the designated hitter:

For the Blue Jays
Kevin Pillar CF
Ryan Goins 2B
Steve Pearce DH
Jarrod Saltalamacchia C
Justin Smoak 1B
Darrell Ceciliani RF
Gregorio Petit SS
J.B. Woodman LF
Jon Berti 3B

Aaron Sanchez RHP