Would you sign Manny for 11/$231 mm?

[Can_of_corn]

I would wait until 2017 and see where we are. A decision will have to be made in 2017, no later but earlier is premature, imo. And I love MM.

I think that you would have to offer a ridiculous contract in 2017 to keep him off the free agent market.

[ArtVanDelay]

Yes. No question about it.

I want him to be an Oriole for life. Do whatever it takes to make that happen. He'll be the last Oriole to wear #13.

[crowmst3k!]

You absolutely offer that deal, and really hope that he accepts it.

He is a superstar type of talent, his knees are repaired, he's one of the best at one of the least deep positions league-wide. It sends a message to the players and the fanbase that the Orioles are serious about competing for quite some time.

[ArtVanDelay]

I think it is too risky.

Have fun watching him play for the Yankees in 2019.

[Guest rochester]

pretty sure, nobody is covered by insurance anymore, because of the high cost to obtain the policies.

just read yours and Witchy's now... thanks!

[Creamsicle]

Ramirez? No thank you!!

[Frobby]

Would I pay Manny ARod money?

I'll tell you at the end of the season. He hasn't even had one healthy season in the majors yet.

OK, you can tell me now...

[scOtt]

OK, you can tell me now...

Thru age 34. HELLS yeah! If nothing else besides doing it before he switches to Scott Boras!

[OriolesMagic83]

How about an opt out after 6 years like Stanton's contract. Machado still gets paid, and can opt out and sign for even more somewhere else. The O's would still get the best years of Machado's career.

[Orioles0615]

I thought this post was made today and saw the only if he stays healthy through the end of 2015 and thought, haha very funny.

[weams]

I thought this post was made today and saw the only if he stays healthy through the end of 2015 and thought, haha very funny.

I think Manny would get more than this.

[CaptainRedbeard]

I haven't seen a single thing reported. Most disappointing thing to happen in Spring Training so far, IMO. Hopefully he's amendable to negotiating in the season, as Jones was. Once he plays out this season and has only two years left before free agency he's going to be much, much harder to extend.

[Can_of_corn]

I think the window is already closed.

I would have kept pushing when they were close a few years ago.

[CaptainRedbeard]

I don't see him extending before free agency.I wouldn't either if I were him,unless they offered 30m per.

I think the Orioles should offer him $30 million/year. I hope that's not the reason nothing had materialized. He's a better player than Stanton. I think the problem is more likely to be that he will want an opt out.

I think the window is already closed.

I would have kept pushing when they were close a few years ago.

I think you are probably right but I'm taking a firm stance of denial on this opinion. If you need me, my head will be buried in the sand.

[Sessh]

I think the window is already closed.

I would have kept pushing when they were close a few years ago.

I think you're probably right. If we can't extend him, we will have to trade him to get maximum value because one first round pick isn't going to cut it. It just won't be this year. Jones and Britton are two more guys we

need to figure out what we're doing with. All three guys hit free agency in 2019. If we can't extend them, the sooner we deal them, the more we can get for them. Hell, with the amount of young talent we could get

for all three, we may be competitive the year after the deals are made; truly, a king's ransom.

Of course, whether the FO would be brave enough to do what needed to be done is another thing. It will all depend on how we do this season, but for sure first thing next offseason, figuring out what the deal is with

these three guys should be paramount.