What I don't get is this.
Money is money, regardless of whether you spend it on your own homegrown players or FA's. You spend it either way.
I just want to know why the O's never spend the money they'll give to a Markakis, Jones, or Roberts on a FA.
Granted, the money they gave to those players wont land a Hamilton or someone of a superstar caliber, but they seem more likely to lock up their own players vs. spending that same amount of money on FA's.
They need to realize they can do both.