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I do have a line. I'd give him 5/110 + a 1 year option. But, PA will never break his stone-aged thinking, that SP shouldn't get more then 15M a year or get deals over 3 years. So before the money is even discussed, the O's have eliminated themselves from the conversation, because they won't do what most teams have realised you have to do.

Ok, we need a TOR SP. How about Grienke? What's the excuse going to be for not wanting him? He's not a true TOR starter? He had anxiety attacks year's ago? He's never won 20 games in a season? He'd get shelled in the AL East? It's always going to be something.

We saw that the last few weeks of the season and into the playoffs. Jones' started pressing, and swinging at the low and away sliders again. I'd just keep throwing that to him. If he walks, the odds of getting him in anyhow, is slim.

To be fair, anybody that said in march of last year, that the O's would win 93 games and make the playoff's, would probably have gotten asked what they're smoking. It's great to remember they went to the playoff's, but you can't completely rule out how they did it. They could have just as easily won 82 games. And, if the same exact breaks don't go there way in 2013, that's probably what we can expect, give or take.

Depends. Are yo ok, if the O's are paying a 35 year old sub .800 OPS catcher 25M per year? If you think Wieters is magically going to accept a team friendly 4 year deal, then I think your going to be very disappointed. Scott Boras will start at 10/250M for Wieters. I'd say 7/150 will be about where Boras wants Wieters to be. No way PA will pay Matt Wieters that kind of money.