“And, like that, he’s gone.”
Jonathan Villar isn’t Keyser Soze, but just like that, he’s gone. The most valuable player from a team lacking valuable players? Gone. The Orioles best option at, not one, but two defensive positions? Gone. One of the few players that rate above average on a very below average team? Gone.
And hardly anyone was surprised.
By now, everyone around here understands the Orioles are in the early stages of a rebuild. They understand that the O’s will not be spending big money this offseason, and that they have little interest in any players that do not factor into Baltimore’s long term plan.