Signing(s): Darren O'Day returns to Baltimore on 4 year/31 M deal

[Marc the Habs Fan]

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[Bad News Bears]

Niiiiiiiice. It's always tough to give relievers big contracts, but O'Day is brilliant. Happy to have him back. 8m a year, if he's about 4 WAR for the life of the deal, that's about value these days.

Now to try and sort out the rotation, the infield, the outfield, the catchers.

 

[Voight]

Shocked Angelos actually spent some of MASN money for once.

Came down to the Nats not wanting to go more than 3 years.

 

[DougieSmash]

Britton, O'Day, Brach. Ktnxbai.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Hopefully they keep using him against Bautista

 

[Stats01]

good job O's now Bautista can keep mashing him late in the game

 

[hockeykicker]

Shocked Angelos actually spent some of MASN money for once.

Came down to the Nats not wanting to go more than 3 years.

pretty much

 

[hockeykicker]

sometimes i dont get the beat writers. its in infancy stages? what does that even mean?

 

[TF97]

Good. Wouldn't want to lose the O'Day-Bautista match ups

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

sometimes i dont get the beat writers. its in infancy stages? what does that even mean?

They most likely only have a verbal agreement right now.

 

[DJ Spinoza]

O'Day just tweeted that it's not done yet.

 

[hockeykicker]

O'Day just tweeted that it's not done yet.

this is awkward

 

[DJ Spinoza]

Sounds like from Heyman, it's just that the O's physicals aren't a sure thing. So likely a verbal agreement in place.

 

[hockeykicker]

Sounds like from Heyman, it's just that the O's physicals aren't a sure thing. So likely a verbal agreement in place.

im sure he ends up with orioles but o'day said there was no agreement. as much as heyman is usually right, no reason to believe him right now

 

[Voight]

Sounds like from Heyman, it's just that the O's physicals aren't a sure thing. So likely a verbal agreement in place.

They backed out of a deal with Balfour two years ago because of an "issue with his physical" so it wouldn't be a first.

Plus who knows, maybe the Nats relented and added another year, like an option one.

 

[hockeykicker]

i just dont understand that if he has an agreement (like heyman says) and the physical is the only thing in the way, why does he tweet that? usually physicals are pretty automatic no?

edit: as mlb radio pointed out, if he is resigning then why is the physical a big deal? dont they know what his medical records are and everything?

 

[Voight]

i just dont understand that if he has an agreement (like heyman says) and the physical is the only thing in the way, why does he tweet that? usually physicals are pretty automatic no?

edit: as mlb radio pointed out, if he is resigning then why is the physical a big deal? dont they know what his medical records are and everything?

Orioles have a (bad) history with them.

They failed Markakis a few years back, but the Braves said he was fine when they did their physical after signing him.



Something could have happened between September and today, so they are just doing their due diligence.

 

[hockeykicker]

Orioles have a (bad) history with them.

They failed Markakis a few years back, but the Braves said he was fine when they did their physical after signing him.



Something could have happened between September and today, so they are just doing their due diligence.

yea but why the tweet? that doesnt make sense. if he had an agreement then why is he worried about a physical? why come out and say no deal then?

i dont think o'day is saying no agreement cause he is worried that he might not pass a physical right?

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

You can't confirm anything until pen meets paper.

 

[Swervin81]

You can't confirm anything until pen meets paper.

This. O'Day could pull off a DeAndre Jordan for all we know.

 

[darko]

DeAndre Jordan 2.0

 

[Sarcastic]

Peter Angelos is beside himself right now while driving around in Jacksonville, trying to contact O'Day's family members so he can find his house.

 

[robert terwilliger]

wasn't it rafael furcal who did that to the braves or something like that? took a written offer from them to the dodgers and got them to match?

 

[hockeykicker]

i mean basically the nationals offered him more money per year then baltimore and he supposedly chose baltimore for the 4th year even though he gets less money. maybe hoping nats panic?

 

[darko]

i mean basically the nationals offered him more money per year then baltimore and he supposedly chose baltimore for the 4th year even though he gets less money. maybe hoping nats panic?

Probably doesn't get less money. Less per year but a total figure is bigger.