BALTIMORE -- With the World Series over, it's time to turn the page on baseball in 2017. But that doesn't mean MLB goes quiet. Quite the opposite, actually, as the Hot Stove season has officially begun and the Orioles will be tasked with trying to learn from past mistakes and create a contender for next fall.
Yes, there is money coming off the books with as many as nine free agents, assuming certain player and team options are declined, but there are also big raises in line for players like Jonathan Schoop -- who is coming off a career year -- and Manny Machado.