We all no by now our hometown boy is not coming home but going to the rival Yankees what is more interesting is that the Nationals offered 5 million more than the Yankees and were willing to go higher, but they kind of got shut out. This goes to show that even if the O's would of stopped low balling
Teixiera he is as i have heard to be a mercenary and does not believe in hometown discounts you can't really blame him for not wanting to go to the Nationals but he did almost shut them out when they were willing to outbid the Yankees of all teams to get him. The Yankees have already spent 420+million on three players and they still have a ways to go to be my World Series favorites(though i still hold out hope for the O's) for all that they are worth there additions probably won't help them in the playoffs, if they get their, with Sabathia having a track record of being terrible in the playoffs, Teixiera never being on a team that has one a postseason series, and Burnett probably being hurt and if he is not hurt it probably won't be a contract year so his numbers will not be as good as last years.
It has been rumored that now that the O's have lost out on Teixiera the will go after free agent Adam Dunn who it a perennial 40 home run hitter and can fill the DH slot and be a presence in the middle of the lineup. I know he strikes out a lot but he should be a god addition to the O's and Camden Yards should help that home run count. I have heard on the message boards that the O's should give him 3 years at 45 million, while i think that is a bit much they need to do something big and make a splash so that they can communicate their plans to the fans.
The O's are in serious contention for Japanese Starter Kenshin Kawakame, which is good because they need pitching. If they do get him it will plant an Orioles flag in an emerging baseball market that the O's should of been in several years ago. He is a veteran that can help some of the young pitchers(once they get over the language barrier) develop along with help give stability for a few years in the rotation that has been one of the worst in baseball consistently. He is 33 but he has good control having a 4.48 k/BB ratio last season playing for the Chunichi Dragons. Also he did miss time last season with a strained back and we will have to see how well he makes the move to the U.S. and 5 man rotations. He is projected to have a 4.13 ERA next season in the Chone Projections. It is rumored that he wants around 3 years 35.3 million such as in Hiroki Kuroda's contract, but that should be lowered significantly while he should still cost a lot with teams like the Mets, Cardinals,Braves, Twins, and Red Sox all being major players.
In addition the Giants have signed Randy Johnson to a one year deal worth 8 million plus another 5 million in incentives and bonuses
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