Orioles trade Andino to Mariners

The Baltimore Orioles announced Tuesday the trade of Robert Andino for Trayvon Robinson of the Seattle Mariners.

Andino started at second base for the Orioles in 2012 and finished the season with a career-high seven home runs and 28 RBI. Andino was acquired from the Florida Marlins prior to the 2009 season.

Robinson, 25, is a switch-hitter. He had a .330 batting average for the Mariners in 46 games (39 starts).

Other transactions

Infielder Jonathan Schoop, left-handed pitcher Mike Belfiore and right-handed pitcher Oliver Drake were acquired from Double-A and Triple-A teams.

Schoop, 21, batted .245/.324/.386 in 124 games for Double-A Bowie in 2012. He was the Orioles' Minor League Player of the Year in 2011 and was signed as a non-drafted free agent out of Curacao on August 20, 2008. Following the 2012 season, Schoop batted .270/.446/.429 with two home runs and 10 RBI in 21 games in the Arizona Fall League and was selected to play in the league's All-Star Game, the Rising Stars Game. Schoop was also a mid-season Eastern League All-Star with Bowie in 2012.

Belfiore, 24, was acquired from the Arizona Diamondbacks on May 11, 2012 as the player to be named later in the trade that sent Josh Bell to Arizona on April 21. In 28 relief outings for Double-A Bowie, Belfiore was 5-1 with a 2.85 ERA (47.1IP, 15ER). Belfiore also pitched in the Arizona Fall League and was 1-1 with a 4.38 ERA (12.1IP, 6ER) in 12 outings and was also chosen to play in the Rising Stars Game. Belfiore was selected by the Diamondbacks in the first round (45th overall) in the 2009 First Year Player Draft out of Boston College.

Drake, 25, appeared in three games for Bowie, going 1-1 with a 1.50 ERA (18.0IP, 3ER). He missed most of 2012 after having right shoulder surgery. He was selected in the 43rd round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft out of the United States Naval Academy.