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Orioles Nearing Two-Year Deal With Balfour

By Steve Adams | December 16, 2013 at 12:41pm CDT

12:41pm: The Orioles are closing in on a two-year deal with Balfour, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports.

12:39pm: Things are heating up considerably today for Grant Balfour, according to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle (on Twitter).

Recent reports have indicated that three teams have two-year offers on the table to Balfour, with the Orioles being the most aggressive team and the favorite to land him. Balfour reportedly wants to pitch for the O's, but he's holding out for a three-year deal. The Orioles are said to be set on two years, but last night they were said to be considering adding a vesting option to the deal as a compromise.

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  1. JacobyWanKenobi

    10 years ago

    I sort of want him to stink for a bit so I can finally call him Grant Ballfour.

    Reply
  2. Tom 20

    10 years ago

    This takes the a little of the sting out of losing B Rob to the evil empire. About time DD signed someone.

    Reply
    • JacobyWanKenobi

      10 years ago

      They’re not really an evil empire, more like a democratic republic of malice and despair.

      Reply
    • East Coast Bias

      10 years ago

      Can you really call them the Evil Empire when B Rob signed a 2m contract? Every team could have offered 2m, including the O’s. They just chose not to.

      Reply
      • Tom 20

        10 years ago

        Darth, they were the Evil Empire before B Rob, they’ll be the Evil Empire after B Rob

        Reply
      • Rally Weimaraner

        10 years ago

        No matter how low NYY’s payroll gets or how high LAD’s payroll gets the Yankees will be the evil empire. Steinbrenner has a monopoly on that

        Reply
  3. $5427573

    10 years ago

    2 years for $20MM would be funny.

    Reply
  4. John Kreese

    10 years ago

    You’d think when Balfour signs, all the other closer types (Benoit, Rodney) should start finding homes.

    Reply
  5. Chiburgh

    10 years ago

    Was hoping the White Sox would sign Balfour so another team could overpay in a mid-season trade

    Reply
  6. Orsulakfan

    10 years ago

    Once this domino falls then the Orioles can go about unleashing their devastating offseason plan to improve the team.

    Reply
  7. Cobby_Box

    10 years ago

    I thought he seemed like a good fit for the Indians, pre-Axford.

    Reply
  8. Cobby_Box

    10 years ago

    I thought he seemed like a good fit for the Indians, pre-Axford.

    Reply
  9. nwh2787

    10 years ago

    I seriously don’t understand why the Orioles had to trade Jim Johnson away, they should have given him an extension but instead got Jemile Weeks and Grant Balfour. Doesn’t make a whole a lot of sense.

    Reply
    • Jeffrey Parker

      10 years ago

      Easy. Johnson was due to make $10 million next year. Balfour signed for $7 million. That $3 million saved will go to the signing of either a LF or a SP.

      Reply

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