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Abid Khalid
jays are doing a lot of talking on “shopping aggressively”… they better mean it
go_jays_go
I bet you it’s overblown by the media. ‘Aggressively’ probably isn’t going to mean what you believe.
wordflyer
Please no David Ortiz. I do NOT want him as an Oriole.
jlasovage
Pay pappi. 2 for 22 with bonus kickers for games played and a 3rd yr for 8 player option
runningred
Good by Big Papi!!!
magic8ball
Jim Thome isn’t a strict DH?
MB923
They O’s only had Jim Thome for half the season, and he was not an everyday player either when he was with them
magic8ball
None the less, the fact that they were willing to have Thome on their roster seems to be going against the idea that the Orioles would be opposed to having a guy whose sole job is to DH/PH… That being said, I would agree that they arent likely to give Ortiz 2 years and 30 million to do that job
Jim McGrath
I would resign Ortiz for another year or two if the Sox are going to be aggressive in the FA market. However if this is going to be a building year and they don’t plan to get into the Hamilton, Upton and one or two starting pitchers sweepstakes, I would say let him walk and perhaps platoon or rotate to rest starters.
Karkat
Just give Ortiz 2/28. It’ll probably be his last contract. His value to the organization as a representative after that is high enough to warrant it. Plus, morale, and showing FA’s that we don’t actually just ditch everyone we commit money to.
Tko11
2/24 give him incentives for up to $28 mil.
Double_Up
One reason overlooked is that Guerrero wasn’t 100% healthy with the O’s and they had epically lousy play at 3B and LF in 2011, plus other issues. Showalter didn’t want to take Vlad’s bat out of the lineup more than the problem of him not playing OF. After all, it took Buck 100+ games to realize Reynolds wasn’t a 3B man, if he is anything at all.