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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en-gb"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Source: Chris Davis and Wei-Yin Chen decline qualifying offers and remain free agents. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Orioles?src=hash">#Orioles</a></p>— Chris Cotillo (@ChrisCotillo) <a href="

">November 13, 2015</a></blockquote>

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I was thinking there was an outside chance we might make a run at Davis because of all the fans/press pressure of "how can the Orioles not afford to sign him". With Wieters accepting QO, I think Chen and Davis are both adios.

Probably Boras' reasoning as well... wouldn't surprise me if this was his motive in advising Wieters to take it.

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