Here's a look at the 2009 Orioles: C - Ramon Hernandez - $8MM C - Guillermo Quiroz - $400K 1B - 2B - Brian Roberts - $8MM SS - Freddie Bynum - $400K+ 3B - Melvin Mora - $9MM IF - Brandon Fahey - $400K IF - Luis Hernandez - $400K LF - Luke Scott - $430K+ CF - Adam Jones - $400K RF - Nick Markakis - $455K+ OF - Luis Montanez - $400K DH - Aubrey Huff - $8MM SP - Jeremy Guthrie - $770K+ SP - Daniel Cabrera - $2.875MM+ SP - Garrett Olson - $400K SP - Matt Albers - $400K SP - Hayden Penn - $400K RP - George Sherrill - $980K+ RP - Jim Johnson - $400K RP - Jamie Walker - $4.5MM RP - Chris Ray - $445K+ RP - Dennis Sarfate - $400K RP - Fernando Cabrera - $575K+ RP - Alberto Castillo - $400K Other commitments: Brian Matusz - $870K, Adam Loewen - $816K+, Danys Baez - $7.2MM, Jay Gibbons - $6.2MM Non-tender candidates: Brian Burres, Lance Cormier Other pitching staff candidates: Troy Patton, Radhames Liz, Kam Mickolio, James Hoey, Randor Bierd, Rocky Cherry, Brad Bergesen, Chris Waters, David Hernandez Let's just say the Orioles' commitments will be under $75MM, even accounting for arbitration raises. Markakis should get the biggest raise, as he is arb-eligible for the first time. No one knows what the Opening Day pitching staff will look like; Guthrie seems the only certainty in the rotation. To me, the best solution is to just let all the kids battle it out in spring training. No need to throw away $5MM+ on a veteran innings eater. An excepti ...
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