In a slow free-agent market that had to have left Alex Cobb feel forgotten on some days, the Orioles made the veteran right-hander feel wanted.
Their four-year, $57-million deal with Cobb -- a club-record contract that was finalized on Wednesday – didn’t come together overnight. It was a nearly two-month-long process that led to Cobb landing at the Ed Smith Stadium complex in Sarasota, but the Orioles were resilient in their courtship of one of the top available free-agent starters on the market throughout.
“They didn’t stop bothering me the whole offseason,” Cobb deadpanned Wednesday, speaking to reporters minutes after the deal was complete, wearing an Orioles cap atop his head.