Bowden: Orioles closing in on "humbling" deal for Guerrero

[Crazysilver03]

Vladimir Guerrero could be one of the best FA bargains for one-year deal of off-season....getting close to accepting humbling deal w O's

http://api.twitter.com/JimBowdenXMFOX/status/28670852690092033

Posting this here as the info was getting buried in the other thread.

This makes a lot of sense because of how cheap he will come. I will be surprised if the deal is over $2M if it happens, with seemingly no other options out there for Guerrero.

While he isn't a long term option, I don't think it is the worst thing to send Reimold back to Norfolk (or Tatum while keeping both Pie/Reimold on the bench).

[crowmst3k!]

I think we all need to chip in and buy Enchiridion a plus membership so he can start adding some celebratory animated gifs to this thread if it gets done.

[letgoflyers5]

Have always loved Vlad's bat but I feel this creates an unnecessary logjam on a team that isn't competing for the playoffs this year. Unless this is a move to spin him at the trade deadline, I don't see the reasoning for signing him.

[ChaosLex]

Sweet!!!!!!!

[Jterp08]

Good move. Does it create roster log jams? Sure. But those are problems that good teams have.

Manny just got 2million. I predict 3.5 for Vlad.

[Crazysilver03]

Have always loved Vlad's bat but I feel this creates an unnecessary logjam on a team that isn't competing for the playoffs this year. Unless this is a move to spin him at the trade deadline, I don't see the reasoning for signing him.

It is a high reward signing.

Worst case, Reimold goes to Norfolk for a few weeks/months until someone gets injured. Reimold could also stay on the bench with Tatum being sent down. That would, you would have speed (Izturis and Pie) and power (Reimold and Fox) on the bench.

[clapdiddy]

Good move. Does it create roster log jams? Sure. But those are problems that good teams have.

Manny just got 2million. I predict 3.5 for Vlad.

I don't think there's any way we'd pay him 3.5. I'm guessing it's going to be around what Manny got.

[Crazysilver03]

Good move. Does it create roster log jams? Sure. But those are problems that good teams have.

Manny just got 2million. I predict 3.5 for Vlad.

I think 3.5M is too much for Andy MacPhail.

[Osfan13]

OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:smile11::smile11::smile11::smile11::smile11::smile11::smile11::smile11::smile11::smile11::smile11::smile11:

[orioleman123]

By far the best off-season in recent Orioles history... Let's go Orioles!

One word: Championship!

[Jterp08]

I don't think there's any way we'd pay him 3.5. I'm guessing it's going to be around what Manny got.

Maybe, but I find it hard to believe that he'd get less than the league average. Either way, it will be a steal.

[SrMeowMeow]

MacPhail, really? You're going out of your way to "humble" a great player coming off a great season? Does the guy know anything about clubhouse chemistry? This is pathetic. The Orioles would rather put a few million in Peter Angelos's pocket than treat their free agent acquisitions with respect. We're going to have to put some SERIOUS work into rebuilding our relationships with player agents after this. A dumb, lazy move IMO...

[clapdiddy]

Wow. A lineup could look like:

Roberts

Markakis

Lee

Scott

Guerrero

Reynolds

Jones

Wieters

Hardy

[Remember The Alomar]

I know this creates a bit of a logjam and takes playing time away from Pie and Reimold, but if we end up getting him for around two million I can't really complain.

[Remember The Alomar]

MacPhail, really? You're going out of your way to "humble" a great player coming off a great season? Does the guy know anything about clubhouse chemistry? This is pathetic. The Orioles would rather put a few million in Peter Angelos's pocket than treat their free agent acquisitions with respect. We're going to have to put some SERIOUS work into rebuilding our relationships with player agents after this. A dumb, lazy move IMO...

Is this satire? Please let this be satire.