The Baltimore Orioles have had an interesting off-season so far. Unfortunately for them, none of that interest or intrigue has actually resulted in meaningful additions to their roster or any signs of improvement.
They have mostly made waves by bailing out of free agent deals by failing the player in his physical with Grant Balfour and Tyler Colvin, respectively. At that point there were grumblings that those actions would hurt them with future free agents, something that reportedly came to fruition recently when Bronson Arroyo decided to sign with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Still in desperate need of pitching help, it sounds like the Orioles finally made a move Tuesday night, as it appears they have agreed to a deal with Korean import Suk-Min Yoon…if a selfie is to be believed, of course.
Dan of MyKBO had it first, passing along a picture of Yoon in an Orioles hat:
Yoon Suk-min tweeting a pic of himself wearing an Orioles hat RT @bbergong: 짜잔~~^^ pic.twitter.com/gamJhgp2jj
— Dan Kurtz (@MyKBO) February 12, 2014
He then clarified that no actual terms of a deal are known at this point, though the two sides are known to have had interest for some time now:
Yoon's tweet says basically 'Ta-da'...with a pic of himself wearing an Orioles hat.
— Dan Kurtz (@MyKBO) February 12, 2014
Well, it might not be a substantive report yet, but it seems to safe to say that Yoon will pitch for the Orioles in 2014.
I'd probably say it's safe to assume Yoon decided to break the news himself and he's probably going to be an Oriole if he passes physical...
— Dan Kurtz (@MyKBO) February 12, 2014
Oh no. Not a physical…