Every player is different, and every contract negotiation has its own unique traits, but the Orioles have plenty of experience on the road they’re taking with Mark Trumbo.
Negotiations to bring back the 2016 home run king, who hit 47 home runs in his only season with the Orioles, seem a lot like the prolonged courtship that led the 2015 home run king, first baseman Chris Davis, back to the Orioles.
The Orioles’ offers are being reported publicly, but the market isn’t developing because of the qualifying offer and first-round draft pick attached to the player.