Davis Signs With Baltimore (7/$161M, incl $42M deferred)

[MDtransplant757]

This is an A+ offseason for the O's front office. I've said it the past couple of months. Yeah we lost Chen and MW took the qualifying offers but we've actually spent the money to keep guys. The bullpen is great. The lineup is really good, maybe great. The starting pitching has a lot of potential to improve. Now it's time to watch DD work his magic and get us some depth guys. I like our guys.

I do too. I would add Matt Latos for a year or two.

[backwardsk]

Orioles are spending 22M on their corner infielders--Davis and Machado. If the Red Sox move Ramirez to 1st, they'll spend 38M+ on theirs.

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[Rene88]

Matt surprising everyone accepting the QO, then signing O'Day and now CD... these are not normal times in Balmer. I think there's more to come. No reason to go this much overboard already (January 16th...) and not go the extra mile. FULL-ON mode!

Good post, completely agree.

[accinfo]

I do too. I would add Matt Latos for a year or two.

I am on the Matt Latos bandwagon as well.

[MDtransplant757]

I am in the Matt Latos bandwagon as well.

Make room for others who are soon to get on with us, it's polite. [emoji16]

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[weams]

5:10pm: As USA Today’s Bob Nightengale notes (via Twitter), Davis will receive a large tax break on the deferred $42MM. Texas is one of seven states without an income tax. Of course, who can predict if that will persist through 2037 or even if Davis will continue living in Texas.

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[Can_of_corn]

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[Ori-Al]

I want Cespedes now even more than before. That lineup makes me drool.

I don't want Cespedes. Another high strikeout, few walk hitter - we have enough of those. That type of hitter doesn't age well.

[Can_of_corn]

I don't want Cespedes. Another high strikeout, few walk hitter - we have enough of those. That type of hitter doesn't age well.

They are only discussing a one to two year contract.

[weams]

I don't want Cespedes. Another high strikeout, few walk hitter - we have enough of those. That type of hitter doesn't age well.

Why do we need high walks? What is wrong with a strike out? Other than that it is an out? And not two outs?

[Can_of_corn]

Why do we need high walks? What is wrong with a strike out? Other than that it is an out? And not two outs?

They don't advance runners.

[weams]

They don't advance runners.

Some do. Some of Adam Jones' and Schoop's might get you two.

[MDtransplant757]

I think we add someone like Latos and trade for someone we don't see coming

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[Aristotelian]

They are only discussing a one to two year contract.

Why would Cespedes do that, and then be hit with the QO next year or the following year?

I would like to see what we have in Rickard and Alvarez and put every remaining penny into pitching.

[Can_of_corn]

Why would Cespedes do that, and then be hit with the QO next year or the following year?

I would like to see what we have in Rickard and Alvarez and put every remaining penny into pitching.

No one looks to be offering him a long term deal atm.