After another excellent season for the Baltimore Orioles, Darren O'Day will be the most sought-after free-agent reliever this winter.
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O'Day Won't Be Cheap for Prospective Buyers
Wednesday, Nov. 18
According to Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports.com, O'Day is seeking a contract for four years that will pay him between $28 million and $36 million overall.
He'll probably get it. O'Day, 33, finished 6-2 with a 1.52 ERA, a 0.93 WHIP, 82 strikeouts, six saves and 18 holds in 65.1 innings pitched. He's the top option in a weak free-agency pool for relievers and has been consistently excellent in his four seasons with the Orioles.
Some teams may want to convert him to a closer if they are paying him that type of money, but he's ideally a setup man. If a team wants to lock down the eighth and the ninth innings and already has a reliable closer, O'Day could be the difference between a good bullpen and a great one.
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