There’s a chance, albeit not a great one, that this will be the first of many expenditures to give the Orioles a payroll more representative of a team with their aspirations.
20 women have filed a lawsuit against Maryland and its Department of Juvenile Services alleging rampant sexual abuse as children while incarcerated at the state’s Thomas J.S. Waxter Children’s Center in Laurel.
"To come in and fill those shoes and keep this team on a good roll, I absolutely expect to do that," Kimbrel said. "That’s why I signed here. That’s what I’ve been doing my whole career.”
The Orioles' bullpen did little to pick up a struggling rotation and inconsistent offense when it mattered most, and it developed into a major offseason need.
One-year deals might not be the highest upside plays, but they often fill a need, have little long-term ramifications on roster construction, and allow flexibility in other areas.