At some point, Baltimore Orioles president of baseball operations Mike Elias needs to just stop talking and go sign a starting pitcher. Securing a frontline starter, whether through free agency or in a trade, was Baltimore's No. 1 need entering the offseason and it remains the team's biggest necessity at this very moment.
Dylan Cease is now off the board after the Toronto Blue Jays struck a pre-Thanksgiving deal worth $210 million with the best starter on the open market. If we're to believe MLB insider Hector Gomez, the New York Mets are the favorites to land Framber Valdez and may be willing to fork over as much as $200 million.