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Glad to see Leake and Henderson Alvarez signed elsewhere. Neither was a good fit for the Orioles, IMO, and there are now two less SP openings for the guys we are looking at. Chen is actually my top choice, but that seems unlikely. As long as the Dodgers don't jump heavily into negotiations with him, though, he remains a possibility. KC isn't likely to offer huge money, and St. Louis is now out of the running, with the Leake signing. Kazmir is attractive. He is left-handed, has no draft pick attached, and seems somewhat affordable, based on reports. So far the top offers for Kazmir seem to be around 3/$39. Who knows? Maybe the Orioles have the top offer on the table.

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dan-O is a MLB GM?

I had no idea.

Which team?

Pretty sure casual and not so casual fans alike can be shocked by the prices.

Not so much professionals.

How about team owners? Can they be shocked? Angelos was once quoted as being critical of Roy Oswalt's $14M salary being a pitcher who only worked once every 5 days.
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Ubaldo is a much safer bet than Kazmir because he is healthier and nobody has ever doubted his ability to get outs when he gets it over the plate. Ubaldo's contract was risky, 4 years for Kazmir is a whole different strata of risk.

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That depends on his health assessment. Maybe he really is fixed.

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Glad to see Leake and Henderson Alvarez signed elsewhere. Neither was a good fit for the Orioles, IMO, and there are now two less SP openings for the guys we are looking at. Chen is actually my top choice, but that seems unlikely. As long as the Dodgers don't jump heavily into negotiations with him, though, he remains a possibility. KC isn't likely to offer huge money, and St. Louis is now out of the running, with the Leake signing. Kazmir is attractive. He is left-handed, has no draft pick attached, and seems somewhat affordable, based on reports. So far the top offers for Kazmir seem to be around 3/$39. Who knows? Maybe the Orioles have the top offer on the table.

If we acquire Kazmir, where do you see him in our rotation? I'm tepid on a 4-year deal, but three for the figures you describe above might be pretty nice.

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If we acquire Kazmir, where do you see him in our rotation? I'm tepid on a 4-year deal, but three for the figures you describe above might be pretty nice.
O's are hoping Gausman steps up to replace Chen's production, so whomever we sign is probably a #4-5.
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Another slow day . I be putting this here .Mods can be moving this if they be wanting two.:)

Ravens and Orioles fans apparently have some of the worst grammar in United States professional sports.

According to a study by Grammarly, Ravens fans make 7.3 grammar errors per 100 words written in comment sections on NFL.com. Orioles fans are worse, averaging 9.9 errors per 100 words on MLB team websites.

Together, Baltimore sports fans' grammar ranked 35th among fans in 42 professional sports towns -- but better than Pittsburgh (37th) and Washington (39th).

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/baltimore-sports-blog/bal-baltimore-sports-fans-in-bottom-quarter-of-grammar-power-rankings-20151222-htmlstory.html

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