Tuesday, June 13, 2006

Now, they really wanted Odalis out...

Quite a revelation from FOX's Ken Rosenthal, to be honest. I will quote the appropriate section below in its entirety:

About a month ago, the Orioles rejected the Dodgers' offer
of left-hander Odalis Perez for catcher Javy Lopez. The Orioles
didn't want Perez or his contract, which guarantees him
$7.25 million this season and $7.75 million next season,
plus a $1.5 million buyout.

Lopez, earning $8.5 million this season in the final year
of his contract, was not a fit for the Dodgers,
who already have three catchers — Russell Martin, Sandy
Alomar Jr. and the injured Dioner Navarro. Evidently,
the Dodgers didn't care; they just wanted to get rid of Perez.

I understand Lopez would have been waived straight away. The thing is the Orioles sorry starting pitching staff needs a boost, but probably not at this price tag... Odalis would not even make a top three SP in the Orioles at the moment.

Would a team like Cincinnati or Texas take a bite, you think?

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