It’s all still speculation in an Orioles offseason in which the front office has been anything but active. At some point the front office will make some moves, they have to; but for now, the entire league seems to be in a standstill. It’s quite possible that everyone around the MLB is simply waiting for someone to overpay for Eric Hosmer and kick-start the market back into a frenzy. Breathe easy, it won’t be the O’s overpaying.
The hometown birds continue to hold their cards close to the vest, but a little rumor slipped into the end of Roch Kubatko’s recent summary of Chris Davis’s interview in last week’s version of the “Orioles Hot Stove Show.