Former Rays pitcher Alex Cobb has signed with the Orioles. (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)The Baltimore Orioles were doing spring training free agent deals long before all the other kids thought it was cool. The Orioles, meanwhile, dished out the largest free agent contract for a pitcher in franchise history, surpassing the ill-fated one they gave Jimenez four years ago. The Orioles had one glaring weakness, starting pitching, and they went out and fixed it this winter, old-school style. (Cobb, however, has almost no chance of being ready for the first week of the season, given the late signing date.)

Source: Washington Post March 21, 2018 12:11 UTC