Baltimore makes another move

The Baltimore Orioles, who have already signed Derrek Lee to a one-year contract, grabbed Vladimir Guerrero off the market today. The 35-year-old slugger managed to stay on his game last year, driving in 115 runs while smashing 29 homers and keeping an even .300 pace. Evidently, Baltimore is layering their lineup. The Orioles already have Lee, who also managed to keep up 19 bombs last year. The O's also have three other consistent hitters, two power and one average. Luke Scott, 32, hit 27 bombs last year while putting up an acceptable .284 average for a dismal team. Ty Wigginton, a onetime Ray, put up only a .248 average but managed another 22 homers. Finally, Nick Markakis kept up a .297 average, though he only managed 12 homers. I think that the Orioles can pop out of the cellar if Buck Showalter manages them right. However, Felix Pie struggled through injuries last year, so it will take some very good managing to lead the Orioles.

Trivia
Ty Wigginton's strikeouts went up by 59 with a game increase of only 30 or so.