You know how everyone acts like only the Orioles fail people for physical issues? Other teams do it too. Former O's closer Tommy Hunter almost signed with the Yankees, the New York Post reported, except he failed his physical.
When the baseball media writes of contracts being completed "pending physical," the physical part is more or less usually a mere formality. The Orioles, because of about three rejections over the span of this century, have the reputation of being a team with a tough physical. They're not the only ones who have run into issues.
On Thursday, the New York Post's Joel Sherman reported that former Orioles closer Tommy Hunter had been on the verge of signing a two year, $12 million contract with the Yankees.