With Odor still being paid by the Rangers as part of the extension he signed in 2017, the Orioles were able to bring him aboard at the league minimum rate. Just on the verge of the lockout, in late November, they signed Rougned Odor to a major league deal. In the early portion of the offseason, the club made a handful of waiver claims and minor league deals. As fun as that would have been, that also didn’t happen. While with Houston, Elias was reportedly the one who convinced the rest of the Astros’ front office that they should take Correa with the first overall pick in the 2012 draft. As the offseason wore on and Carlos Correa lingered on the open market, it was suggested by some that the Orioles could be dark horse candidate to sign him, due both to their lack of spending commitments and the connection with GM Mike Elias. Cedric Mullins was a popular target for teams around the league, though he is also still in Baltimore. John Means had his name come up in trade talks, though a deal never materialized. The biggest headlines surrounding the Orioles this season involved things that didn’t end up happening. Tanner Scott, Cole Sulser, Pedro Severino, Fernando Abad, Maikel Franco, Pat Valaika, Austin Wynns, Thomas Eshelman, Eric Hanhold, Hunter Harvey, Nick Ciuffo, Brooks Kriske. Rico Garcia, Spenser Watkins, Marcos Diplan, Jacob Nottingham, Anthony Bemboom, Shed Long, Andres Angulo, Wes Robertson, Buddy Baumann, Conner Greene, Chris Owings, Chris Ellis, Beau Taylor, Matt Harvey.Acquired prospects Antonio Velez, Kevin Guerrero, PTBNL and draft pick from Marlins for RP Tanner Scott and RP Cole Sulser.Claimed RP Cionel Perez off waivers from Reds.Claimed IF Lucius Fox off waivers from Royals later lost on waivers to Nationals.Claimed RP Bryan Baker off waivers from Blue Jays.Rougned Odor, 2B: one-year, $700K (Rangers paying the remainder of the $12.3MM remaining on his contract).Robinson Chirinos, C, one-year, $900K plus incentives.
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