Should we as fans be upset at what the Orioles did at the Winter Meetings?
Not really.
The biggest signing that they had was bringing back Nate McLouth for a
one-year pact. They also got a pitcher in the Rule 5 Draft, T.J.
McFarland, and Dan Duquette did a lot of talking, mainly noting that the
franchise has a good to core to work with.
In Nashville, many fans had wanted the franchise to be bold and open up
the purse strings and perhaps make Christmas in Birdland a memorable by
reeling in Josh Hamilton, Zack Grienke, or any big name free agent you
can think of.
Yes, the Orioles were fairly quiet in Nashville.
I thought that Duquette could have done more this week; however, with
the prices that some players – notably Angel Pagan, Macro Scutaro, and
the Eric Chavez’s of the world –went for, perhaps it was a good thing
that the Orioles didn’t go crazy and get a player for the sake of
signing one.
I certainly think that the Orioles need to upgrade the roster, because
honestly, what happened last season was a tad fluky – especially with
their record in one run games and in extra frames.
They cannot stand pat with the team as-is, but at the same time,
Duquette has shown himself to be adept at finding diamonds in the rough,
players of value who fit a certain role, and taking chances on those
who have been overlooked.
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