According to Ken Rosenthal, the Orioles are close to signing southpaw reliever Jamie Walker to a three-year, $10MM pact. Walker has been solid since coming to the Tigers in 2002.
Should the Orioles close the deal, the White Sox and Tigers will have to look elsewhere for top-notch lefty relievers. Alan Embree, Steve Kline, Darren Oliver, and Mike Stanton may be the best options.
Here’s my 2007 Team Outlook for Baltimore. They’ll probably add more relief help, a starter, and some 1B/LF types. They snagged one possibility today. The O’s would have to increase payroll past $80MM to make it work.
