O's Not Planning Long-Term Deals For Markakis, Jones

Yeah but for their own sake, and for milehigh's, they need to get Markakis under wraps, he's the guy to get them back to where they need to be.
Can you imagine a few years down the line what they'll look like?

C-Matt Weiters
1B-Pedro Alvarez (If they draft him)
2B-Scott Moore (If he moves)
3B-Billy Rowell
SS-Not Quite sure
LF-Luke Scott
CF-Adam Jones
RF-Nick Markakis
D.H. Some power hitting Vet

Thats a good team. If only they had a Smart owner and a smart GM

Well technicaly if you look at it 'Where they are now" is 1 game out of 1st in the AL East. Don't worry Markakis will get paid. Angelos loves him and his Greek heritage. But don't forget that everyone getting paid big money is not the norm. Right now I would doubt that Markakis would take a 3 year deal for anything less then $24 mil. And why would he? He can most likely make about $30 in Arb and then much more in Free Agency.

"That's the kind of thinking that has gotten the O's where they are now. Markakis is a proven stud and when he's up for free agency he's going to leave because of the way he's been treated and because baltimore will still be a trainwreck."

Exactly. 3 year from now this guy is going to be hitting his prime and just mashing. He will be approaching free agency and what incentive would he have to sign a contract at that point? If he continues on this path he could get a 100 million dollar deal from somebody. Who knows.

Peter Angelos is a fan's nightmare and should be banned from the game for what he has done to the once proud "Oriole Way". Once upon a time, Baltimore was the model franchise that all MLB clubs aspired to copy.

Once the Angelos "Reign of Terror" began, he decimated the farm system, undermined the loyalty of the fan base, and made this franchise the laughing stock of the game.

Angelos is entirely about making a buck at the fan's expense. He signs bargain players who are on the cheap, and has tries to pawn off over the hill, talentless journeymen, as being starter quality players. He refuses to reinvest, and continues to milk the franchise for what ever funds he can siphon off to his personal account. He has no intention of building a champion. They would cost too much money!

Yes, baseball is a business, but ownership should be required to reinvest X% of the profits into building the club thru player payroll, the minor league system, scouting and free agency. What Angelos has done to Baltimore is a crime and he should be removed immediately, if not tarred and feathered!

one thing that i will give McFail credit for is that he doesn't like to go to the arb hearings to air dirty laundry on both sides, so even if Markakis doesn't get signed long term at least he won't be 100% ticked off becuase of the reasons the O's think that he should take less

Extending pre-arb players before they hit Free Agency is a recent trend. It isn't like it's been done for a decade that it's considered an industry standard..yet.

We're bashing the Os for NOT assuming the Cleveland model. It is getting to the point that the Os should maybe think about it hard with Markakis, but if they were to do it this season or this offseason, they wouldn't be behind in the strategy by any means. This is only Markakis' 3rd season.

Wow, The rockies lock up Tulo and the Rays lock up longoria...so every team in baseball should now lock up young talent...good idea.....why don't we ask the Rox management what they think about the Tulo deal now that he is on the 60 day DL and will have to rehab and prove himself at the major league level all again. Give the O's a break - and watch out, cause we are going to kick ass from 2010-2020!!!!!!!!

OrioleMagic not to burst your bubble but that's a long stretch of years to keep winning under the use of journey men veterens like Steve Traschel but if they don't sign these guys to long term deals what are they going to build upon for the 2010-2020 seasons?