Per Rosenthal: Balfour (FINALLY) to Orioles...

[Rene88]

Yeah, then no one would be happy.

I want Balfour, I do. We need a good closer bad and he is probably the best available. But he is 36.....

I don't like the silly idea of handing the job to Mike Wright. Insane. I think some posters think they are Jonah Hill.

[Morgan423]

Remind me why we're listening to rumors from Jen Royle

Seriously. If Jen Royle tweeted that the back of my shirt was on fire, I wouldn't bother to stop, drop, or roll.

[Guest]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>The Indians are on the verge of signing reliever John Axford.</p>— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) <a href="

">December 16, 2013</a></blockquote>

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[Guest]

Cant wait to see the numbers.

[Rene88]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>The Indians are on the verge of signing reliever John Axford.</p>— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) <a href="

">December 16, 2013</a></blockquote>

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Buster Olney looks constipated.

[weams]

Evidently Axford is going to Cleveland.

[GoldGlove21]

Cant wait to see the numbers.

2/$9M My guess

[GoldGlove21]

Evidently Axford is going to Cleveland.

I suppose that is one fewer option for Balfour, but that also means that there is one less viable closer on the market for the rest of us. I wonder how Axford's deal will hurt/help the O's with Balfour.

[JMUNoosty]

If Axford signing with the Indians is true, (which I'm sure it is), it will have left the worst taste in my mouth of any signing this offseason. He was a player who could have helped this ballclub at a decent value and our inability to make any move besides signing Webb has us without a closer. Have been optimistic up to this point but sitting on our hands while wait for Burnett and Balfour really sucks.

[Guest]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Bullpen market could line up like this: Axford-<a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Indians&src=hash">#Indians</a>, Balfour-<a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Orioles&src=hash">#Orioles</a>, Benoit-<a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Padres&src=hash">#Padres</a>. Would <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Mariners&src=hash">#Mariners</a> jump on Rodney?</p>— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) <a href="

">December 16, 2013</a></blockquote>

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[GoldGlove21]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Bullpen market could line up like this: Axford-<a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Indians&src=hash">#Indians</a>, Balfour-<a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Orioles&src=hash">#Orioles</a>, Benoit-<a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Padres&src=hash">#Padres</a>. Would <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Mariners&src=hash">#Mariners</a> jump on Rodney?</p>— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) <a href="

">December 16, 2013</a></blockquote>

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I would be happy with this, but the Mariners have made some moves. Wouldn't shock me to see them throw some dough at the best closer available.

[Can_of_corn]

I want Balfour, I do. We need a good closer bad and he is probably the best available. But he is 36.....

I don't like the silly idea of handing the job to Mike Wright. Insane. I think some posters think they are Jonah Hill.

Mike Wright doesn't exactly mean Mike Wright.

While I do like Wright for the bullpen and think there is a fair shot he could be a very good reliever when I say Wright what I actually mean is the team should fill any holes in the bullpen with someone already in the system.

[Hank Scorpio]

Mike Wright doesn't exactly mean Mike Wright.

While I do like Wright for the bullpen and think there is a fair shot he could be a very good reliever when I say Wright what I actually mean is the team should fill any holes in the bullpen with someone already in the system.

100% agreed.

[weams]

Mike Wright doesn't exactly mean Mike Wright.

While I do like Wright for the bullpen and think there is a fair shot he could be a very good reliever when I say Wright what I actually mean is the team should fill any holes in the bullpen with someone already in the system.

He means Jason Gurka. When he says Mike Wright.

[notyourbuddy]

Whew I was afraid the Os would get stuck with Axford as a cheap fallback solution. Thanks Indians. :beerchug1: