Originally Posted by MetfanBren

Bradford is definitely not a huge upgrade over Smith, especially for peanuts on the dollar and with Bradford's back bound to act up over the course of his deal. Baez might want to pitch in relief, but outside of 2001 and 2005 he hasn't been very good at it. He's also making $6 million this year, with about $11 million due over the next two. Both of those guys could be considered salary dumps, and based on current performance the O's would make out like bandits. It rarely seems to work when teams sink a lot of money into the bullpen, and it isn't for Baltimore this year either...