One of the signatures of Dan Duquette’s tenure with the Orioles has been for the team to go bargain hunting late in an offseason as spring training nears, or even after it’s arrived. With a market that observers are noting is unusually flooded this late in the season, the bargain bin is more full than it usually is when Duquette goes picking from it.
Not that all of Duquette’s February signings have worked out. Nelson Cruz was a good one. Yovani Gallardo was not. On balance, you’re probably not too happy about the “bargain” signing of Ubaldo Jimenez, either.