O's tender contracts to 11 arbitration-eligible players

The Orioles today announced that they have tendered contracts to all 11 arbitration-eligible players: catcher Matt Wieters; infielders Chris Davis, Ryan Flaherty and Steve Pearce; outfielder Alejandrop De Aza; right-handers Miguel Gonzalez, Tommy Hunter, Bud Norris and Chris Tillman; and left-handers Zach Britton and Brian Matusz. Wieters, 28, batted .308/.339/.500 in 26 games in 2014. Davis, 28, batted .196/.300/.404 with 26 home runs and 72 RBI in 127 games. Flaherty, 28, batted .221/.288/.356 in 102 games. Pearce, 31, batted .293/.373/.556 with a career-high 21 home runs in 102 games. De Aza, 30, batted .293/.341/.537 in 20 games for the Orioles after being acquired from the White Sox on August 30. He hit .252/.314/.386 in 142 total games in 2014. Gonzalez, 30, went 10-9 with a 3.23 ERA (159.0IP, 57ER) in 27 games (26 starts). Hunter, 28, went 3-2 with 11 saves and a 2.97 ERA (60.2IP, 20ER) in 60 relief appearances. Norris, 29, went 15-8 with a 3.65 ERA (165.1IP, 67ER) in 28 starts. Tillman, 26, went 13-6 with a 3.34 ERA (207.1IP, 77ER) in 34 starts. Britton, 26, went 3-2 with 37 saves and a 1.65 ERA (76.1IP, 14ER) in 71 relief appearances. Matusz, 27, went 2-3 with a 3.48 ERA (51.2IP, 20ER) in 63 relief appearances. The Orioles currently have 39 players on their 40-man major league roster.