Even while rebuilding, the Orioles should be active in free agency

Orioles fans know that the free agent stove isn’t going to be that hot in Baltimore this winter. A team coming off a 115-loss season that just started what seems to be a massive organizational rebuild isn’t going to be throwing cash around to top free agents. After all, that would require a front office actually being in place.

The industry agrees with this sentiment. MLB Trade Rumors released their annual Top 50 MLB Free Agents With Predictions and does not predict one of those players signing in Baltimore. In Jim Bowden’s piece highlighting the 35 best free agents and where they fit, he mentions the Orioles as potential fits for only two players. Forget hot, the stove may not even be…