A couple weeks ago, I took a look at the sunken portion of the Orioles payroll. I noted that the team had made arbitration and free agent decisions on a group of guys who were cumulatively costing over $25 million and producing negative value. In the ensuing weeks, these players have continued to struggle, and the murmurs about the team's offseason have only picked up -- did Dan Duquette have a rare flop of an offseason?
You do still have to give Duquette his due in finding value in unknowns, from Jimmy Paredes to Chaz Roe to Chris Parmelee (maybe).