Os Sign O'Day for 4 Years - It's official

[TonySoprano]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Expectation in the industry is that Darren O'Day lands a 4-yr deal at slightly under Andrew Miller money. Maybe $32-34M.</p>— Jerry Crasnick (@jcrasnick) <a href="

">December 3, 2015</a></blockquote>

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Something else to consider: O'Day loved pitching in Baltimore, and Buck Showalter got the very best out of him. Not easy parting ways.</p>— Jerry Crasnick (@jcrasnick) <a href="

">December 3, 2015</a></blockquote>

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[clapdiddy]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Something else to consider: O'Day loved pitching in Baltimore, and Buck Showalter got the very best out of him. Not easy parting ways.</p>— Jerry Crasnick (@jcrasnick) <a href="

">December 3, 2015</a></blockquote>

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Sounds pretty official that he's gone.

[TonySoprano]

Sounds pretty official that he's gone.

I get the opposite read of that. We'll see.

[mdbdotcom]

I get the opposite read of that. We'll see.

So did I. Seemed like he was saying O'Day might be torn between taking a more money and leaving the O's. Maybe he doesn't like the idea of setting up for Papelbon.

[weams]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Something else to consider: O'Day loved pitching in Baltimore, and Buck Showalter got the very best out of him. Not easy parting ways.</p>— Jerry Crasnick (@jcrasnick) <a href="

">December 3, 2015</a></blockquote>

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I think if we were the top deal it would have been done days ago. It must be a hard decision for him.

[mdbdotcom]

For those who wish to encourage O'Day to return, his twitter handle is @DODay56.

[Il BuonO]

I get the opposite read of that. We'll see.

Hmm, really?

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The "....loved pitching in Baltimore," and "....Buck got the best out of him," are both in the past tense.

Like another poster said in this thread, sometimes you have to prioritize. The BP isn't their most pressing need.

[Dark Helmet]

The Orioles probably figured their 3/21m offer was competitive. They may as well save the money to send DD to the winter meetings. Another winter of of 5 and dime shopping.

[weams]

The Orioles probably figured their 3/21m offer was competitive. They may as well save the money to send DD to the winter meetings. Another winter of of 5 and dime shopping.

The 5 and dime guys aren't represented there?

[weams]

The Orioles probably figured their 3/21m offer was competitive. They may as well save the money to send DD to the winter meetings. Another winter of of 5 and dime shopping.

You think O'Day is worth more than that?

[Crazysilver03]

You think O'Day is worth more than that?

Probably not but it is a weak market with really no strong closers or relievers.

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[weams]

Probably not but it is a weak market with really no strong closers or relievers.

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I'd probably pay him that much. I bet you could find value.

[theobird]

Really? It is time to move on from both Darren O'Day and Chris Davis. I love both of them, but the money they are going to get in this market does not make sense for the Orioles. Any long term deal with O'Day is risky given his age. Davis is a tremendous power hitter and a streaky strike out machine. Decent defensively, but not special. Hey, we just got a guy like that in Mark Trumbo. A long term deal at North of 20 million AAV? Are you kidding me?

I just hope that DD can use the resources he has to build a better baseball team. Defense counts. Speed counts. OBP counts. It is possible to get it done, and I am excited about some of the possibilities. But we really need to move on to get better.

[Can_of_corn]

The Orioles probably figured their 3/21m offer was competitive. They may as well save the money to send DD to the winter meetings. Another winter of of 5 and dime shopping.

So you don't think the Orioles understand the market as well various fan sites to include this board?

[Dark Helmet]

I would give O'Day 4/32m. If your not going to spend on SP, you need a shutdown bp. And O'Day isn't and never was about velocity. So I'd be ok with a 4 year deal.