I really hate giving updates based totally on blog/twitter rumors, but what the hell... I'll do it anyways. It's not like there's a lot else going on right now in MLB, and trying to find background information on SS prospect Jonathan Schoop (one of my other projects) is a real pain in the tookus. There just isn't a ton out there (especially on english-speaking websites) about a 20 year-old dominican kid who wasn't much of a prospect until this part year... But I'll keep digging.
OK, back to the point of this post. Supposedly, the O's really are closing in on a deal with free-agent first baseman Adam LaRoche; somewhere in the neighborhood of 3 years, $16-$18 million. This according to MASN's Jen Royal, who, while new to the network, is reputed to be a pretty decent source. Those numbers look good to me - that's actually a little less than I thought he'd be asking for at this point, with the corner-infield options dwindling.
If they sign LaRoche, I will all of a sudden feel really good about this off-season; if they don't, I still feel ok. You can't thumb your nose at an off-season where management managed to acquire starters for the entire left side of the infield, can you?
Haters, don't answer that.
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