New Free Agents the Baltimore Orioles Should Look at

Oct 3, 2015; Baltimore, MD, USA; Baltimore Orioles shortstop Paul Janish (15) steals second base during the eighth inning against the New York Yankees at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Baltimore Orioles defeated New York Yankees 4-3. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports

4.Mike Minor– Another pitcher, Minor, like Alvarez, is a player coming off of injury issues. Minor was due $5.6 million in 2016 before being non-tendered. With the injury concerns, a low-risk, high-reward deal would be good for Minor as well.

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A former first-round pick, Minor has a career 4.10 ERA, and doesn’t exactly have the greatest peripherals. But, it is the type of pitcher that the Orioles and Dan Duquette can take a chance on with the right contract.

5.Paul Janish– If the Orioles didn’t trade for Mike Trumbo, I might havePedro AlvarezorChris Carterhere. However, the team can ill-afford to add another high strikeout, low on-base percentage player. So instead, I am putting Janish here. The O’s need a capable backup in caseJ.J. Hardygets hurt. Janish is a great defender and was more than capable as a hitter last year for the O’s.

Janish is a consummate pro and is well-respected in the Orioles’ clubhouse and byBuck Showalter. The team loved him in Baltimore and Norfolk, and they have already talked about how they would like to bring him back. I say go get it done.

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