Orioles' Francisco Pena: Should be optioned Friday

Pena is likely to be optioned Friday when Caleb Joseph is activated from the DL, MASN Sports reports.

Analysis:

The Orioles have been more comfortable with Matt Wieters starting consecutive days since Joseph went on the DL and that left Pena without many playing opportunities. He went 7-for-32 with just one extra-base hit, a home run. Pena had no home runs at Triple-A, which is a disappointment after hitting 27 home runs in 2014 and 13 home runs in 2015 at the same level.