{"id":130757,"date":"2025-12-15T08:01:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T08:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=130757"},"modified":"2025-12-15T08:01:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T08:01:16","slug":"report-the-orioles-are-predicted-to-sign-one-of-the-top-free-agent-pitchers-to-a-massive-114-million-deal-a-move-that-could-instantly-shake-up-their-rotation-and-make-them-a-serious-contender-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=130757","title":{"rendered":"Report: The Orioles are predicted to sign one of the top free agent pitchers to a massive $114 million deal, a move that could instantly shake up their rotation and make them a serious contender. Fans and analysts are buzzing with speculation about who could be joining Baltimore, and how this signing might impact the rest of the league. 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ESPN\u2019s Jeff Passan went as far as to say that Baltimore now boasts the best lineup in all of baseball.<\/p>\n<p>That might be a stretch, but still \u2026 the O\u2019s are relevant again.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1998820534302462218&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fnesn.com%2F2025%2F12%2Forioles-predicted-to-sign-top-free-agent-arm-to-114-million-deal%2F&amp;sessionId=ef68fe43581fd8436423240af536efd25c596e06&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1998820534302462218\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>But hold on a sec. Baltimore still lacks enough starting pitching to be taken seriously.<\/p>\n<p>Trevor Rogers (a revelation in 2025) and Kyle Bradish are two awesome arms to have in the rotation. Still, the proven quality ends there for the Orioles, and that\u2019s simply not going to get it done over the course of a 162-game campaign in MLB\u2019s best division.<\/p>\n<div class=\"nesn-in-content-ad\"><\/div>\n<p>This is why virtually all pundits are expecting Elias to go out and get another impact starting pitcher, particularly one who can take the ball on Opening Day or be a legit No. 2.<\/p>\n<p>That seems like a lot to ask, but there are still at least a couple of verifiable guys that fit that description available in free agency. Ranger Su\u00e1rez is one of them. Framber Valdez is another.<\/p>\n<div class=\"nesn-in-content-ow-comments-cta\"><span class=\"ow-count-comments\">1<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What do you think?\u00a0<a class=\"ow-comments-cta\" data-analytics-datalayer-category-type=\"OW Comments - Content\">Leave a comment.<\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1999560132406169861&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fnesn.com%2F2025%2F12%2Forioles-predicted-to-sign-top-free-agent-arm-to-114-million-deal%2F&amp;sessionId=ef68fe43581fd8436423240af536efd25c596e06&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1999560132406169861\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Valdez is more or less considered the top starting pitcher still floating on the FA market, and on Friday, Bleacher Report\u2019s Tim Kelly predicted that the Orioles will sign Valdez to a four-year, $114 million deal, despite Valdez\u2019s character concerns.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFramber Valdez is an appealing free agent in the sense that he\u2019s posted the fifth-highest WAR (16.5) and logged the second-most innings pitched (767.2) since the 2022 season,\u201d\u00a0Kelly wrote.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cHowever, he posted a 5.20 ERA after making his second career All-Star Game appearance, and it\u2019s still hard to shake the bizarre situation in September where he appeared to purposely cross up catcher C\u00e9sar Salazar. 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