January 10, 20251 yr "The O’s are in agreement on a one-year contract with right-hander Andrew Kittredge that is worth a guaranteed $10 million, a source told MLB.com. The club has not confirmed the deal, which includes a $9 million salary and a $9 million team option for the 2026 season (with a $1 million buyout). Kittredge, 34, is coming off an impressive season for the Cardinals. He posted a 2.80 ERA over a career-high 74 appearances, tied for the ninth most among MLB pitchers. His 1.5 bWAR was the second-best of his career, behind only his 2021 All-Star campaign with the Rays (2.4 bWAR)." mlb.com Also getting Bautista back in 2025...
January 10, 20251 yr Author “If you don’t have that true No. 1 type of guy, you have guys that can improve also. I think Grayson’s got No. 1 stuff. Grayson could be that guy. I look for him to take a big step forward next year. We need to pick up the pieces, those 33 awesome starts that Burnes gave us and what he brought to our team and continue to see what happens here with the rest of the offseason with what we bring in.” Most of the other available starters wouldn’t be able to single-handedly replace Burnes, who finished in the top eight of Cy Young voting for the fifth straight season in 2024. But bringing in another No. 2-type starter — the same level as Eflin and Rodriguez — would still make the rotation a formidable one, even without having a true ace. Elias said during the winter meetings that the competition for starting pitching is “enormous.” That’s been evident by the contracts given out, as every starter who’s signed so far this winter has been given more money than projected by MLB Trade Rumors. https://www.thebaltimorepost.com/2024/12/18/baltimore-sun-after-adding-tomoyuki-sugano-orioles-rotation-is-one-big-arm-away-analysis/ Edited January 10, 20251 yr by caulfield12
January 10, 20251 yr The Elias quote about Grayson is giving off real Rick Hahn circa 20-21 vibes. ”If everyone stays completely healthy and reaches their 99th percentile outcome, it won’t matter that we didn’t make any bigger signings.”
January 10, 20251 yr when the Sox sign a guy like this, he ends up straning his groin walking in from the bullpen.....on opening day.
January 10, 20251 yr Author 2 hours ago, zisk said: when the Sox sign a guy like this, he ends up straning his groin walking in from the bullpen.....on opening day. He was as consistent as they come with the Rays...but I guess the Joe Kelly/Graveman/Kimbrel possibility is there. Heck the Os even tried Kimbrel three years after his Sox debacle and the smoke and mirrors act worked for a couple of months at least.
January 10, 20251 yr Author https://forum.orioleshangout.com/topic/56141-63-million-in-free-agency-added-to-the-2025-payroll/page/6/#comments Orioles have committed $63 million in FA this off season but RollTide about as happy as CrimsonTide football fans with DeBoer...
January 10, 20251 yr 22 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: https://forum.orioleshangout.com/topic/56141-63-million-in-free-agency-added-to-the-2025-payroll/page/6/#comments Orioles have committed $63 million in FA this off season but RollTide about as happy as CrimsonTide football fans with DeBoer... I’m pretty sure Roll Tide was the reasonable one. Sports Guy was the true Orioles homer and thought that Elias poops golden nuggets.
January 10, 20251 yr Author 39 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said: I’m pretty sure Roll Tide was the reasonable one. Sports Guy was the true Orioles homer and thought that Elias poops golden nuggets. Right...good cop/bad cop routine.
January 10, 20251 yr It seemed like they were scraping the bottom of the barrel but I wasn’t expecting they’d sign a 90-year-old pharmacist. Or whatever that book was about.
January 10, 20251 yr Author 55 minutes ago, nrockway said: It seemed like they were scraping the bottom of the barrel but I wasn’t expecting they’d sign a 90-year-old pharmacist. Or whatever that book was about. Doc Moonlight Graham?
January 11, 20251 yr Sources: Before signing with the Blue Jays, Jeff Hoffman had reached a three-year, $40 million agreement with the Baltimore Orioles. The Orioles flagged Hoffman’s physical and now the right-hander is in Toronto: https://t.co/fmepOO1qqW — Robert Murray (@ByRobertMurray) January 11, 2025
January 11, 20251 yr 3 hours ago, caulfield12 said: Doc Moonlight Graham? Thinking of Olive Kitteridge. Frances McDormand plays the titular character in the hbo miniseries. Worth reading and/or watching.
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