Reviewing yesterday's news and notes

SARASOTA, Fla. - Will today bring a sense of calm to the Orioles' camp?

Can they go an entire day without an injury or a roster move or something that leaves the media scrambling while ignoring the game that's unfolding in front of it?

Just off the top of my head, we found out yesterday that Michael Bourn broke the ring finger on his right hand while trying to catch a football and could be sidelined for a month, Welington Castillo had neck spasms because he slept wrong, Chris Dickerson fouled a ball off his shin Friday afternoon but still could play yesterday in the later innings (he walked in the eighth), Paul Janish signed a minor league deal, T.J. McFarland cleared outright waivers but was placed on release waivers and the Braves claimed Christian Walker off waivers.

We need a collie to save a kid who fell down a well.

The Bourn injury is flukish and unfortunate, but the Orioles can move past it. Not to sound cold-hearted, but they're pretty much set with left-handed hitting outfielders and need right-handed hitters to platoon with Hyun Soo Kim and Seth Smith. They'd prefer to keep Mark Trumbo in the designated hitter role, which improves the chances of Joey Rickard and Craig Gentry making the team.

Bourn is a defensive upgrade and could be a late-inning substitute, but he wasn't an obvious fit on the roster after signing last week. It was more about the competition and having depth in case of a camp injury.

Let's not forget that the Orioles have 12 outfielders in spring training, including Rule 5 picks Aneury Tavárez and Anthony Santander. Bourn wasn't a slam dunk to head north with the team.

Bourn has a March 27 opt-out clause in his contract and the injury may actually work in the Orioles' favor. Not that they were rooting for it, of course, but maybe a broken finger and a month or so on the shelf improves the chances that he stays in the organization.

It's easy to vent about a football-related injury, to mock it, but players on every team chuck the pigskin before batting practice or after workouts. And I sit in the press box waiting for a player to crush his finger while trying to be Jerry Rice.

I guess it finally happened while Bourn was in Sarasota and I was in Lakeland. But Bourn strikes me more as Steve Smith.

Walker was one of the Orioles' top position prospects a few years ago. He hit 26 home runs, totaled 96 RBIs and registered a .357 on-base percentage in 2014 between Double-A Bowie and Triple-A Norfolk. He had 33 doubles, 18 home runs and 74 RBIs the following year at Norfolk. But the Orioles weren't impressed with his defense at first base, feeling that he played it "small." Plus, they already had Chris Davis and Trey Mancini and then re-signed Mark Trumbo. And they didn't rate Walker highly in left field after he made the switch last year.

The Braves were smart to claim him. Walker turns 26 in March, he appears to be in great shape and he has one more option. There's really no downside to bringing him into the organization if they have room on the 40-man roster.

I saw Walker last month at minicamp in Sarasota and he was putting on muscle from his daily sessions in the weight room. The guy could rock a sleeveless shirt.

The Braves need to keep him at first base. The resume looks better with more positions on it, but he's a first baseman. Props to him, though, for not resisting the switch last spring.

Perhaps lost in yesterday's loss in Bradenton was left-hander Jed Bradley's 1-2-3 seventh inning. It seemed to elude the person tracking the game for MLB.com because Bradley doesn't appear in the box score and Zach Stewart is credited with 1 1/3 scoreless innings.

I was extremely busy and distracted, but I'm pretty sure Bradley pitched and was much better than what he showed in Thursday's intrasquad game. He walked two batters, hit one and induced an RBI grounder before reaching his pitch count.

Bradley is a lanky lefty and Stewart is a more stocky right-hander with wild hair. Pretty hard to confuse them.