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After seeing the deal Pujols got, and figuring what a younger Fielder is likely going to get, I'd guess the chance of Fielder being an Orioles are now less than zero. Right now, I'm more excited about the prospect of seeing Pujols play in Baltimore this season when the Angels come to town.

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The Cardinals have said they did not plan on going after Fielder. Remember they have Lance Berkman to play 1B. Jimmy Rollins is a possiblity as well as Beltran.

As for the Orioles, it's the team you don't hear that usually winds up with the Boras player. Nobody knew the Yankees were in on Tex until literally the last minute.

IMO they are still in silent running...

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The Cardinals have said they did not plan on going after Fielder. Remember they have Lance Berkman to play 1B. Jimmy Rollins is a possiblity as well as Beltran.

As for the Orioles, it's the team you don't hear that usually winds up with the Boras player. Nobody knew the Yankees were in on Tex until literally the last minute.

IMO they are still in silent running...

Good call on Rollins. That seems to be a perfect fit for them.

Beltran as well. They could sign Rollins and Beltran, spend 80-90 million total and be fine.

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The Cardinals have said they did not plan on going after Fielder. Remember they have Lance Berkman to play 1B. Jimmy Rollins is a possiblity as well as Beltran.

As for the Orioles, it's the team you don't hear that usually winds up with the Boras player. Nobody knew the Yankees were in on Tex until literally the last minute.

IMO they are still in silent running...

Unfortunately we have to compete with the Marlins, and the Marlins are prepared to sign stupid contracts right now.

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I don't think Trea is really that off right now.

It is very obvious what the Orioles level of interest is...If Fielder's price tag is low enough where you can say, well this is a relative bargain in the grand scheme of things, they will be involved.

IF the marlins are out of it(and I do not believe they are) and if teams really don't want to go more than 5 years, then perhaps the Orioles can get him for 6/132-140.

I don't think that will happen and I think there will be at least one team that goes crazy for him but if that doesn't happen and teams are scared off by his weight and NL teams don't want him, then I think the Orioles could be in play.

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Except we're not the Yankees, and nobody wants to play for us without the money being there, and with Angelos in charge it won't be.

C'mon Shane, you are better than this. Don't you know that Angelos has put a top secret mandate out to sign Prince Fielder? ;)

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Was watching Philly Sports network last night and they were interviewing one of their beat writers and the guy was saying 100% Rollins back to Philadelphia, just a matter of how long the contract is.

I think that's likely...HOWEVER, St Louis COULD now get into the bidding and maybe they just offer more. IMO, they offer a better chance to win because of the divisions.

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This just in: The Orioles are out on Prince.

When asked why, DD said that it is because Prince in not a homogeneous enough first name. Taylor and Dana would just feel emasculated standing next to a Prince.

Good point. I expect us to be targeting these guys:

Jamey Carroll

Kelly Johnson

Casey Blake

Pat Burrell

Jamey Wright

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This just in: The Orioles are out on Prince.

When asked why, DD said that it is because Prince in not a homogeneous enough first name. Taylor and Dana would just feel emasculated standing next to a Prince.

His sister Princess is more our style.

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Sorry if this has already been posted. It seems like Fielder is not receiving offers over 5 years.

http://twitter.com/#!/Haudricourt/status/144782105770082304

It comes down to this then... if I'm the Orioles I look at whether I want to invest 6-7 years on Fielder. I probably would, but I'm not sure with his weight issues. There is the DH though, so like Pujols, an American League team would probably be best for him (hence, Seattle).

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