Mike Elias is apparently serious in the things that he is saying about wanting to add another hitter into the lineup this offseason. The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reported on Tuesday afternoon, following the Phillies re-signing their free agent slugger Kyle Schwarber, that the Orioles had matched the five year, $150 million amount that Schwarber signed with Philadelphia.

In the very short term, this means the same as if the Orioles had not tried to bid at all. They did not get the player and his ups and downs will not be to their benefit or detriment. Schwarber will not potentially be hitting his 45+ homers while playing half of his games at Camden Yards.

This is, nonetheless, an interesting piece of news for me. In contrast to last offseason, where belatedly we found out that the Orioles

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