In the past few days, the Baltimore Orioles have been expressing more and more interest in free agent pitcher Yovani Gallardo. Over nine seasons (eight in Milwaukee and one with Texas), Gallardo’s accumulated a 5.76 winning percentage, and a 3.66 ERA. Last year in Texas the right hander was 13-11 with an ERA of 3.42 – which is fairly impressive given the dimensions of that ballpark.
The catch is that the Orioles would have to give Texas their first round pick in the draft (14th pick) as compensation for Gallardo, however that’s something that they’re increasingly non-hesitant to do.