The offseason is a week old, and one of the very first orders of business for teams (or players) is to do decide whether or not they should pick up their contract options or cut bait and become free agents. On Friday we took a look at the pitchers, so today we’ll look at some bats. If I state that I think the team should make an offer, it doesn’t mean that they should do whatever it takes to sign them. Due to the larger number of players, I’ll try to keep the explanations brief.
Infielders
Alexi Casilla ($3 million team option declined by Orioles)
As expected, Casilla did nothing with the bat in 2013, but made up for the lack of being able to hit a baseball by doing a good job of fielding it at 2B, and was essentially the definition of a replacement player.
Verdict: Make a minor league offer with an invite to spring training Continue reading
Orioles Proving Ground 