O's sign Duchscherer

[A.E]

The Orioles sign Justin Duchscherer
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Jerry Crasnick reports that the Orioles have signed Justin Duchscherer. The Baltimore Sun says that the deal is for $700K guaranteed, a base salary of $1.1 million if he makes the roster and as much as $4.5 million if he makes 30 starts.

This sounds like a great deal for Baltimore. If Duchscherer can stay healthy, he stands a decent shot of anchoring the O’s rotation. If not? It’s not a ton of money and thus no tremendous loss.

A physical is still pending, and that’s no mere formality for Duchscherer. For his part, he told Britt Ghiroli of MLB.com last week that he is “pretty much 100 percent” heading into spring training this season.

-HBT

 

[Elite]

Was hoping the Yankees signed him, he's a really good pitcher when he's healthy, he just simply can't stay healthy

 

[The Guid]

Give the Orioles some credit. Trying to at least field a competitive team and not just roll over in the AL East.