Eddie

Rogers

Rogers, who was considered the Orioles’ shortstop of the future until he turned out to be older than believed, will be assigned to Double-A Bowie once healthy.

The Orioles said there was one team interested in trading for Rogers, but that team backed out.

Rogers went 0-for-3 in his latest stint with the Orioles. That the infielder is getting sent down means John Halama will keep his roster spot for now.

We still believe the Orioles would be better off with Luis Terrero on the roster. Rogers was 0-for-3 in nine days with the O’s before being sent down on Monday.

Rogers went 3-for-10 with an RBI while helping to fill in for Brian Roberts.

Luis Terrero would have been a better choice, but he didn’t make a positive impression in his first stint with the team. Rogers was hitting .295/.351/.410 for Ottawa. It looks like he’ll get time in the outfield against lefties until Jay Gibbons returns.

Yeah, he’s still around. Rogers, 26, hit .284/.340/.380 for Double-A Bowie last season.

Seriously? That’s pretty funny. Rogers hit .261/.290/.373 in 426 AB for Ottawa. He was once considered the Orioles’ shortstop of the future, but he was never very good in the first place and agegate hit him hard. Not that he’ll get more than minimal playing time, but there have to be at least 50 middle infielders in Triple-A more worthy of this opportunity.

And we thought letting Embree go to the Yankees might come back to bite the Red Sox. We couldn’t have been more wrong. Rogers received three at-bats for the Orioles in 2002 in his only previous major league action. This will likely go down as his career highlight, but at least he’s trying right now. The same can hardly be said about Baltimore’s starting shortstop, Miguel Tejada.

Rogers hit .261/.290/.373 in 426 AB for Ottawa. The homer off Alan Embree last month may go down as his lone major league highlight.