With Mike Elias having proclaimed “liftoff” for the Orioles, Camden Chat writers are hoping for some impactful free agent additions to the roster. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be looking through possible signings - some more realistic than others.
In this, the fourth installment of “Orioles Hot Stove 2022: Go Big or Go Home,” let’s talk Jacob deGrom. The best pitcher in the game? Best of the last decade? It’s arguable. An impossible get for Baltimore? Maybe. But then again… why not deGrom?
Well, let’s start with why not.
One, as one of the best pitchers of his generation, the two-time Cy Young Award winner and four-time All Star won’t come cheap.