The Baltimore Sun is reporting that free agent OF Jeromy Burnitz is close to signing a 2-year deal worth $12 million with the Orioles...

...thanks to james for the link...

...angelos has to be out of his mind. burnitz is on the downside of his career as he turns 37 in april and his ops has been pathetic the last four years save his year in coors...

...if the orioles wanted to spend that kind of money on an outfielder, they should have gone after OF Jacque Jones, who signed a 3-year, $16 million deal with the cubs last week...