There was a time when employing more than four dozen players was a sure sign that a team was kind of lousy. Random names from the roster: Luis Exposito, Ronny Paulino, Stu Pomeranz, Miguel Socolovich Number of players: 52 (27 hitters, 25 pitchers)

Here’s a look at the other three times it’s happened. It marks only the fourth time in Orioles’ history they’ve used 52 or more. Still, 52 - and counting - is a lot of players to cycle through in a year’s time. And they definitely won’t approach the major league record of 64, held by the 2014 Texas Rangers.

The Orioles might not finish with the league lead in players used they’re currently well behind the injury-decimated Los Angeles Angels (57). If the Orioles add three more players who haven’t already appeared with them this year, they’ll break the franchise record for most players used in a single season (54 in 1955). Possible candidates include Triple-A Norfolk outfielder DJ Stewart and pitchers Luis Gonzalez, John Means, Luis Ortiz and Josh Rogers, as well as Double-A Bowie reliever Branden Kline, outfielder Austin Hays and maybe even infielder Ryan Mountcastle. With September roster expansion coming soon, the rebuilding Orioles figure to take a look at several youngsters from their system, likely increasing that player count even more. (That number would be 53 if right-hander Hunter Harvey, who was called up for two days in early April, had gotten onto the mound with the Orioles.) That already tops the 50 players the club employed in 2017, and it’s only mid-August. Still, Andreoli’s arrival brings the Orioles one step closer to breaking a club record that dates back to the 1950s.Īndreoli became the 52nd different player to make an appearance in an Orioles’ uniform this year. The 28-year-old minor league veteran, claimed on waivers from Seattle on Saturday, figures to get a tryout as a backup outfielder for Baltimore as the season winds down. The Orioles’ debut of John Andreoli on Tuesday didn’t exactly make national headlines.

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