Good morning, Camden Chatters.
It’s the end of an era in Birdland. Anthony Santander, the Orioles’ longest tenured player, is an Oriole no more, though the O’s will still be seeing plenty of him. Santander has reportedly agreed to a five-year, $92.5 million deal with the AL East rival Toronto Blue Jays.
Regardless of whether you wanted the O’s to re-sign Santander at that price tag, it’s sad to see him go. He’s been around for what feels like forever, debuting in 2017 during the Dan Duquette/Buck Showalter regime, and has been an everyday fixture in the Birds’ lineup for the last half-decade.