So apparently, the Orioles offered Gavin Floyd a two-year, $20 million deal prior to the Maryland native signing a one-year, $4 million contract with…
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It Is Time For Dan Duquette To Leave His Mark
On November 8, 2011 Dan Duquette took over as Baltimore Orioles general manager (or if you prefer, Executive Vice-President of Baseball Operations). In 2012,…
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Grant Balfour Would Rather Sign With Orioles Than Take “Sweet Deal” From Unnamed Team
Longest. Negotiation. Ever. It feels like the Orioles have been haggling with closer Grant Balfour for weeks. I guess it’s been a few days.…
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Orioles Interest In Grant Balfour Is A Head Scratcher
When the Orioles traded Jim Johnson to Oakland, I assumed that they would look for internal options to replace his as the team’s closer.…
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It’s Too Early To Decide Who Came Out On Top In The Jim Johnson Trade
Well, it wasn’t the Dodgers, but the Orioles found a suitor for their closer before the midnight non-tender deadline. Jim Johnson has been traded…
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Jim Johnson Projected To Make $10.8 Million In Arbitration
According to MLBTradeRumors.com’s arbitration projection tool, closer Jim Johnson is expected to make $10.8 million next season making him the highest paid of the…
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The Fantasy God’s Closer Rankings
The closer position changes a lot. As long as you have someone who is actually recording saves, you will be fine. Saves are highly…
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Kubatko: O’s have “definite interest” in Grant Balfour
Roch Kubatko at MASNSports.com is reporting that the Orioles have “definite interest” in free agent relief pitcher Grant Balfour. He’s 8-for-17 in save chances…