The Orioles have scratched off two of their bigger offseason needs in one night on Saturday night. Following on the heels of the reported signing of outfielder Tyler O’Neill to a contract, the O’s also moved on and reached a deal with catcher Gary Sánchez, according to MLB Network’s Jon Heyman. Like O’Neill’s deal, Sánchez’s is still unofficial pending a physical. The contract will guarantee $8.5 million, Heyman reported.
This is not the most exciting move that the Orioles will make over the offseason. It’s not even the most high-potential move that they’ve had reported today.