We’re still waiting for the Orioles hot stove to heat up
The Orioles have made no signings or trades during the early goings of the MLB offseason. The only notable signing was Zach Eflin, who signed a three-year, $39 million deal with the Rays yesterday. It's been a year since the last MLB lockout. The current CBA was reached after the owners and players' union agreed on a new one. MLB had a full 162-game season last year. There was a week-long break in the first week of games.
Dan Connolly suggests the Orioles should sign five lower-profile players for the same price. Danny Valencia, Richard Bleier, Ryan Lavarnway, Dean Kremer and Kodai Senga are former Orioles. Jon Meoli thinks Koda S Enga's splitter, dubbed the "Ghost Fork" would be a good name for an O's pitch.
It's Bryan Baker's 28th birthday today. He had a successful first year with the Orioles. The Orioles have made 10 trades on December 2 in history. They traded Jonathan Villar to the Marlins in 2019 and Jose Iglesias to Angels in 2020. Frank Robinson was traded to Dodgers in 1971. Steve Clevenger was sold to Mariners for Mark Trumbo in 2015.
