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

[isestrex]

This is a mistake. He's already on the decline and the homers could become a much bigger problem down the road.

I agree that his price is likely to be bargain-ish for a possible closer, but I hope the Orioles trade him for prospects during our after year 1 of the contract.

[Going Underground]

This is a mistake. He's already on the decline and the homers could become a much bigger problem down the road.

I agree that his price is likely to be bargain-ish for a possible closer, but I hope the Orioles trade him for prospects during our after year 1 of the contract.

Agree.Think too many other problems.

[Can_of_corn]

The only way this makes sense is if:

Payroll is going up by a considerable amount

Britton gets traded

A shutdown bullpen isn't much good if you don't have late leads to protect.

[TonySoprano]

As usual, the local beat follows instead of breaking news

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">And now confirmed O'Day agrees to 4-year deal with <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/orioles?src=hash">#orioles</a> "pending medical review."</p>— Roch Kubatko (@masnRoch) <a href="

">December 6, 2015</a></blockquote>

<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Confirming various reports. Darren O'Day and Os have agreed to a four year deal pending medical approval.</p>— Dan Connolly (@danconnollysun) <a href="

">December 6, 2015</a></blockquote>

<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Orioles?src=hash">#Orioles</a> agree 2 terms w/ Darren O'Day on 4-yr deal, pending physical, per industry source. Following <a href="https://twitter.com/JonHeymanCBS">@JonHeymanCBS</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal">@Ken_Rosenthal</a> reports.</p>— Eduardo A. Encina (@EddieInTheYard) <a href="

">December 6, 2015</a></blockquote>

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[isestrex]

Sounds like the 4th year will turn out to be the deciding factor, but we also had the Papelbon factor working in our favor.

Heh, Papelbon is why the Nats were eager in the first place. Sign a "setup guy" so he wont feel threatened, but who they can let close if things blow up.

[weams]

Roch confirms. Medical review is the terminology.

[Going Underground]

The only way this makes sense is if:

Payroll is going up by a considerable amount

Britton gets traded

A shutdown bullpen isn't much good if you don't have late leads to protect.

Also the Orioles need him for two autograph sessions at Fanfest.Some sessions don't have fan favorites.

[weams]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">O'Day gets $31M 4 year deal <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/orioles?src=hash">#orioles</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal">@Ken_Rosenthal</a> on it</p>— Jon Heyman (@JonHeymanCBS) <a href="

">December 6, 2015</a></blockquote>

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[isestrex]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">O'Day gets $31M 4 year deal <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/orioles?src=hash">#orioles</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal">@Ken_Rosenthal</a> on it</p>— Jon Heyman (@JonHeymanCBS) <a href="

">December 6, 2015</a></blockquote>

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Wow, that's much cheaper than I expected

[25 Nuggets]

All together now...

O-DAAAAAY O-DAY O-DAY O-DAAAAY!!!

O-DAAAAAY!!!

O-O-DAAAAAY!!!

[isestrex]

You have to think Buck pushed for this and I'm return ODay was willing to give a "Buck" discount.

[Number5]

Wow, that's much cheaper than I expected

It is a tad more than I expected. I was thinking 4/$28.

[25 Nuggets]

You'e kidding! 3/21 was a good contract. 4/28 was something we could live with. 4/31. That's paying through the nose to keep your own guy. Dumb move. PR all the way. O'Day might be worth the contract. He's not worth that contract to the Orioles.

How is 4/28 that much different than 4/31?

[Can_of_corn]

Britton isn't getting traded and it doesn't make the sense you or I want it to. This is as much about PR as anything else. This is the one significant FA the O's don't have to spend big dollars (relative to the others) to keep. This was the only one they could afford to keep. No significant FA will be signed for the rotation or the outfield. Duquette has already acted shocked at the FA prices. If a Kazmir or Chen is left standing with no market left, we might swoop in for the Ubaldo type contract. Otherwise look for the Matt Latos type (not against it) on a one year make good contract, some more garbage picking (Alvarez or Carter) and some more AAAA signings.

This is the second offseason (I'm including Hardy) in a row where it looks like Dan is making an attempt to retain as much as the "core" as he can.

He needs to realize that the "core" needed a late push against teams with little to play for to even get to .500 last year.

We are in for a great view of a cast of aging fan favorites in decline.

[higgybaby]

I'm afraid this is the signing of a hometown favorite to stem the disappointment when they don't resign Davis.

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