The Hot Stove

There have been numerous Orioles trade and free agent rumors circulating and I have listed a few:

Mark Texiera- His agent has stated that he has recieved offers from every team that is interested(including the O's) and it is also expected for him to get at least 20 mill a year for 8+ years. It is expected that the O's will be among the Angels, Red Sox, and Nationals in the Texiera sweepstakes. It is rumored that Tex wants to play on the East Coast which is a bonus for the O's and it is also rumored that they are willing to go nine years at 20 mill+ a season.

Micheal Barret-With the trade of Hernandez the O's have jumped into contention for Barret to fill the catcher slot until Weiters is ready. The O's are among the Astros, Blue Jays, and Marlins. Greg Zaun also has been rumored that the Orioles are interested in him and Barret.

The O's have or will meet with the agents of John Garland and the two Japanese pitchers Koji Uehara and Kenshin Kawakami this week. The O's are still keeping a lot of options open for their starting rotation and have interest in several free agent pitchers( probably all of them). Also the O's have interest in free agent reliever Will Ohman.

There almost an infinite amount of rumors out there about the O's and this is just a selection of some of the most recent