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Looking a little deeper into the Snider trade (and the Duquette effect)
I have two thoughts about Tuesday’s trade in which the Orioles acquired outfielder Travis Snider for minor league left-hander Stephen Tarpley and a player to be named later (which is also expected to be a minor leaguer not on the club’s 40-man roster). My first thought: Snider is every bit as good as the free-agent outfielders that the Orioles have discussed in the past month and he’s under club control for two seasons, if the Orioles want him that long. So it’s like signing a guy for $2.1 million in 2015 with an option (his final year of arbitration) in 2016. In those terms, it seems worth it. My second thought: Orioles executive vice president Dan...
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Looking a little deeper into the Snider trade (and the Duquette effect)
I have two thoughts about Tuesday’s trade in which the Orioles acquired outfielder Travis Snider for minor league left-hander Stephen Tarpley and a player to be named later (which is also expected to be a minor leaguer not on the club’s 40-man...
Orioles acquire outfielder Travis Snider in trade with Pirates
The Orioles acquired the left-handed-hitting outfielder they had been seeking all offseason, trading a minor league pitcher and a player to be named later to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night for Travis Snider.
The Orioles have had interest in...
Looking at what's next for the Orioles and Dan Duquette
Hours before the Toronto Blue Jays announced Monday that they were retaining team president and chief executive officer Paul Beeston for the upcoming season -- ending their pursuit of Dan Duquette for that post, at least for now -- the Orioles executive...
Blue Jays announce Paul Beeston will return for 2015, retire after season
The Toronto Blue Jays made their first public statement regarding their team president and chief-executive-officer position Monday evening, announcing that Paul Beeston will remain in the position for the 2015 season.
The announcement seemingly ends...
Thoughts on the latest in the Dan Duquette saga and incentives for Ryan Flaherty
The latest chapter in the Dan Duquette drama took another step forward on Sunday, fueled by a SportsNet report out of Canada that the Toronto Blue Jays have ended negotiations with the Orioles on a compensation package to let Duquette out of his contract....
Blue Jays won't meet Orioles' demands, reportedly pull out of talks for Dan Duquette
While the Orioles became more open in recent days to allowing Dan Duquette to go to the Toronto Blue Jays, the biggest obstacle remained whether the two sides could agree on a compensation package in order to allow the executive vice president out of...
Orioles sign Chris Parmelee, Dane De La Rosa to minor league deals with spring training invites
The Orioles still have yet to fill their top offseason priority, acquiring a left-handed hitting outfielder, but executive vice president Dan Duquette believes that former first-round pick Chris Parmelee can help fill that hole.
The club signed...
A timeline to recap the storyline on Dan Duquette and the Blue Jays
On Sunday, a Sportsnet.ca report said the Toronto Blue Jays have pulled out of negotiations for a compensation package to allow Dan Duquette to leave his contract with the Orioles to become their president and chief executive officer.
But is that...
Before Dan Duquette takes stage at FanFest, Orioles need to take stance on his future
In less than a week, thousands of Orioles fans will head downtown for the team's annual FanFest event, where players, coaches and front-office decision-makers stoke expectations for the coming season.
It is a popular rite of winter that allows the...
Orioles thoughts and observations on Dan Duquette, arbitration and Daniel Rodriguez
As Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette’s future with the organization remains in question, he and manager Buck Showalter will spend the weekend on the offseason banquet circuit.
Showalter will attend the Baseball Writers' Association of America...
Updated thoughts on the Dan Duquette situation
I learned long ago not to handicap things in this job. Because you never know what will happen to make things change.
I thought last week that there was little-to-no chance the Orioles and managing partner Peter Angelos would allow executive vice...
How much are Dan Duquette and other top execs really worth?
The Toronto Blue Jays' pursuit of Dan Duquette has become a fascinating story on many levels, but one question keeps hitting me amid all the will-he-or-won’t-he speculation: What is Duquette actually worth?
It’s a more nebulous issue than you might...
Duquette-to-Toronto drumbeat is getting louder
The last time anybody looked, Dan Duquette was still the Orioles’ executive vice president of baseball operations, but the longer speculation is allowed to mount about his possible jump to the Toronto Blue Jays, the more likely he’s going to...
Orioles discuss potential Duquette compensation package with Blue Jays
It’s still hard to characterize exactly what’s going on in the "Dan Duquette to Toronto" controversy, but the Orioles have at least spoken with the Blue Jays about individual names now – and that takes this head-shaking situation a little...
At autism charity event, Orioles' Buck Showalter says 'we're fine'
Orioles manager Buck Showalter said the franchise is not in any limbo because of the Toronto Blue Jays' ongoing interest in hiring away executive vice president Dan Duquette.
"Not at all," Showalter said Wednesday before speaking at an autism...
How does report of Paul Beeston staying for 2015 change Dan Duquette's situation?
A report out of Toronto surfaced Wednesday saying that Toronto Blue Jays team president and CEO Paul Beeston will remain in his current post for the 2015 season.
Toronto radio host Bob McCown told his listeners on SportsNet 590 AM that Beeston would...
Answering some questions on Dan Duquette and the Toronto Blue Jays
Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette still is not commenting about the possibility that he could leave the organization to become the president and chief executive officer of the Toronto Blue Jays.
Duquette said Monday afternoon that, “at this...
After Colby Rasmus signs with Astros, Orioles exploring other outfield options
With their top free-agent choice for an outfield spot, Colby Rasmus, now off the board after he signed a one-year, $8 million deal with the Houston Astros, the Orioles will continue to explore other available options.
One possibility who now moves up the...
Orioles' Dan Duquette not talking about Toronto issue; says he will when 'appropriate'
I spoke to Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette briefly this afternoon -- and his stance about his interest/involvement concerning the Toronto Blue Jays’ president and chief executive officer job remains the same. He is not commenting.
“At...
Uncertainty surrounding Duquette has gone on long enough
No matter what you think about the uncertainty regarding Dan Duquette's status in the Orioles front office, there is one thing that is beyond dispute.
The simmering controversy — and the appearance of both conflict of interest and organizational...
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