Buck tells 1057TheFan. Orioles are currently working on deals for Cruz & Markakis.

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Stop the presses, shocking, just shocking news.

If we sign Cruz and Markakis.... BIG IF, then payroll has to be around 135 million right?

I'd love to see the actual quote too.

If we sign Cruz and Markakis.... BIG IF, then payroll has to be around 135 million right?

I'd figure 120 myself.

I'd figure 120 myself.

That would be closer to my rough estimate. Currently at $105m. Give Cruz a raise of $10m, give Nick a cut of $3m. Net increase of $7 million, puts us at $112m.

Now trade Norris for prospects and non-tender Matusz, you save $9.5m. We can sign Andrew Miller and perhaps another LHP without going over $155m.

That would be closer to my rough estimate. Currently at $105m. Give Cruz a raise of $10m, give Nick a cut of $3m. Net increase of $7 million, puts us at $112m.

Now trade Norris for prospects and non-tender Matusz, you save $9.5m. We can sign Andrew Miller and perhaps another LHP without going over $155m.

I am an idiot. The $105m does not include Nick and Cruz. So Nick and Cruz would put us at about $135m.

I'd figure 120 myself.

Then someone has to go.

Then someone has to go.

I would think so!

That would be closer to my rough estimate. Currently at $105m. Give Cruz a raise of $10m, give Nick a cut of $3m. Net increase of $7 million, puts us at $112m.

Now trade Norris for prospects and non-tender Matusz, you save $9.5m. We can sign Andrew Miller and perhaps another LHP without going over $155m.

18 million a year for a DH?

Yikes!

Really concerned about both of these deals.

That would be closer to my rough estimate. Currently at $105m. Give Cruz a raise of $10m, give Nick a cut of $3m. Net increase of $7 million, puts us at $112m.

Now trade Norris for prospects and non-tender Matusz, you save $9.5m. We can sign Andrew Miller and perhaps another LHP without going over $155m.

And you can forget Miller. There is no indication that we are even interested.

Really concerned about both of these deals.

I don't see either of them ending well.

Would much rather have one or two picks and concentrate on getting younger.

Honestly I would rather sign one of the big three pitchers on the market.

I am an idiot. The $105m does not include Nick and Cruz. So Nick and Cruz would put us at about $135m.

If Cruz and Markakis add 30 mil a year, then we are overpaying BOTH of them.

That would be closer to my rough estimate. Currently at $105m. Give Cruz a raise of $10m, give Nick a cut of $3m. Net increase of $7 million, puts us at $112m.

Now trade Norris for prospects and non-tender Matusz, you save $9.5m. We can sign Andrew Miller and perhaps another LHP without going over $155m.

No to $18MM for Cruz.

Why trade Norris? Gonzo would get more in return as he's not a FA until 2018. Norris would be the type of pitcher you move at the deadline if the season is tanking.