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What Cade Povich's untimely injury means for Orioles, Trevor Rogers

Povich's injury has been described as mild by Tony Mansolino, and he doesn't expect the lefty to miss too much time. How will the Orioles cover his innings in the meantime?
ByBrendan Mortensen|
Trevor Rogers might be lined up for a couple of starts with the Orioles.
Trevor Rogers might be lined up for a couple of starts with the Orioles. | G Fiume/GettyImages

Everyone is fighting through some discomfort at the big league level, whether it's an injury that puts you on the injured list or a nagging pain you fight through. For Cade Povich, his hip inflammation finally pushed him to miss time. The Baltimore Orioles placed him on the 15-day injured list Monday.

"Cade hung in there for a while with this and did a great job for us and kind of fought through," Tony Mansolino said of the young lefty. "Very proud of him. But, you know, at this point, it's probably the right move."

Povich's season has included some high highs and low lows. Of his 13 appearances this season, the lefty has allowed at least five earned runs in four of them. In the other nine, however, Povich has allowed three earned runs or fewer. He tends to keep the ball in the strike zone more frequently than you'd like, though he boasts some of the best strikeout stuff in the rotation.

Now, the lefty will miss at least two starts. Who is in line to replace him?

Orioles dip into minors for Cade Povich's rotation replacement

Logic dictates that the role would most likely go to Trevor Rogers, who was stellar in a start against the Boston Red Sox in late May, but has been down in Triple-A Norfolk ever since. When asked about Rogers as a possibility for the rotation's vacancy this week, Mansolino said, “We definitely have a plan in place, and we will share that when we are ready to,” with a laugh. It's fair to read between the lines a bit there.

Rogers has been solid in his three starts in Norfolk since his 2025 big league debut, allowing just six earned runs and walking two in 16.1 innings of work. He's struck out 11 hitters in that span, but has also allowed 22 hits.

His velocity will be crucial to sustaining big league success. Settling around 93 to 94 mph would be a drastic improvement from sitting 89 to 91 mph last season. Even the small uptick makes a big difference.

Assuming that Rogers is the choice to replace Povich, he would most likely get the start against the Rays on Wednesday. It's a tall task against a Tampa Bay team that has scored at least seven runs in four straight games.

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