Should Dan sign Darren O'Day to a 2 or 3 year deal?

[Diehard_O's_Fan]

Should Dan sign Darren to a two or three year deal before the season ends? The Orioles have put a lot of miles on Darren's arm. Should they take the risk? I assume they would make him take an extensive physical before signing him.

[Can_of_corn]

Would depend on the terms.

I don't think a two year deal get it done.

[Ripken]

I'd do 3/18 but that's probably not enough.

[clapdiddy]

I'd do 3/18 but that's probably not enough.

I think I'd do this as well, but I think we'd need to be around 3/22.

[sportsfan8703]

He'll easily get 3/24+

[Redskins Rick]

He'll easily get 3/24+

I wonder if he doesn't end up getting something close to like Papelbon numbers.

[Can_of_corn]

I wonder if he doesn't end up getting something close to like Papelbon numbers.

That is highly implausible.

[Number5]

He'll easily get 3/24+

He gone then.

[Redskins Rick]

That is highly implausible.

True, most likely he doesn't get that high, since he isn't a closer yet.

But, I suspect he will get more than 3/24.

[Diehard_O's_Fan]

If the Orioles sign Darren before the season ends he won't end up getting as much money.

[Redskins Rick]

If the Orioles sign Darren before the season ends he won't end up getting as much money.

that's not DD normal mode of operations.

[Can_of_corn]

that's not DD normal mode of operations.

Actually it has been with the O's.

O'Day, Hardy, Jones those deals were done before the player hit the market.

Now if it is someone on a one year deal like McLouth or Young then Dan will let them hit the market.

[Sanfran327]

How many more years will we have Britton? If we have him for 3 more years, it would be nice to have O'Day just as long, and at least you're really only paying one of them a ton of money. Britton won't be cheap in arbitration, but I have to wonder if he'll get as much through arbitration as O'Day will via free agency. The cumulative investment between the two of them might be worth it.

[Can_of_corn]

How many more years will we have Britton? If we have him for 3 more years, it would be nice to have O'Day just as long, and at least you're really only paying one of them a ton of money. Britton won't be cheap in arbitration, but I have to wonder if he'll get as much through arbitration as O'Day will via free agency. The cumulative investment between the two of them might be worth it.

Well next year will be his second crack at arbitration so he will probably be making over six million next year. Assuming he does well that would put him in the 10 million range as an arb 3. I don't know what the record is for an arbitration reward is for a RP but I have to think an arb 4 Britton would have a shot at breaking it.

[Redskins Rick]

Darren is going to be 33 years old at the end of the season. A three year deal is gonna be a reach. But risks bring rewards sometimes. Im sure they're thinking about taking a long look at Givens in the second half.

Not like he is a starter and expected to throw 200+ innings.