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Orioles Discussing Four-Year Deal With Nick Markakis (Signs w/ATL)

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Does Dan believe in team subtraction through free agency? I hope he holds both of them in a little higher regard than what you're indicating. They were both very important to the team last year.

Why exactly should he hold them any higher than another player simply because of past achievements? I don't think that really impacts the team at all going forward. If you can get someone better for the future on a lower or more manageable contract, then you should do it.

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I mean I think Dan evaluates them both as FAs at this point. Neither are currently his players. Dan signs FAs. He does not believe in team building through free agency.

But the Orioles still don't have the position player prospect depth in the minors to run a team in that fashion.

If the Orioles don't bring back Markakis and Especially Cruz or other comparable free agents there will be a big drop off offensively. Relying on finding a guy like Pearce every year is a unrealistic. The Orioles needed improvement over last years team in regards to OBP....now they currently have more rather substantial holes.

People on here have talk about playing Lough in some kind of platoon in LF. Lough was really bad last season. I like De Aza as our lead off hitter if he can find the himself of two years ago.

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I see 3 years and 50 million from the Orioles. And that is purely a guess, based on the fact that his market is very limited.
A lot would depend on whether SEA makes a trade for a bat. If they do that would leave the O's as a likely destination for Cruz, IMO.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Multiple sources: Now less than 50-50 that Markakis returns to Orioles in 2015. Once seemed to be a slam dunk: <a href="http://t.co/ZFPzabSIbZ">http://t.co/ZFPzabSIbZ</a></p>— Dan Connolly (@danconnollysun) <a href="

">December 2, 2014</a></blockquote>

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>No one sayin why Markakis negotiations stalled, but some w Os question 4th year -- which was initially agreed to. <a href="http://t.co/ZFPzabSIbZ">http://t.co/ZFPzabSIbZ</a></p>— Dan Connolly (@danconnollysun) <a href="

">December 2, 2014</a></blockquote>

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Multiple sources: Now less than 50-50 that Markakis returns to Orioles in 2015. Once seemed to be a slam dunk: http://t.co/ZFPzabSIbZ? Dan Connolly (@danconnollysun) December 2, 2014

No one sayin why Markakis negotiations stalled, but some w Os question 4th year -- which was initially agreed to. http://t.co/ZFPzabSIbZ? Dan Connolly (@danconnollysun) December 2, 2014

Must be such an emotional roller-coaster for you today. :)

I also noticed this tweet is from the future.

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Must be such an emotional roller-coaster for you today. :)

I also noticed this tweet is from the future.

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Nah I love this news.

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