that Guthrie was going to require a high price contract out of college and in fact steered him to a team that would pay the price (surprisingly the Indians).

So Guthrie has gotten a little first round money. Still he is a little older then most and the O’s did shut him down at the end of the year. I think Guthrie is foolish not taking some guaranteed money for at least his arb years. I think the Orioles would be foolish to buy any of his free agent years yet. 33 isnt prime time to be hitting the free agent market esp for a pitcher. Guthrie is sneaky fast but I am pretty sure he was hitting 91-92 consistently and sometimes higher when he wanted something extra. Comparing him to Moyer isnt appropriate at all. Guthrie would have to reinvent himself to pitch the way Moyer pitches and most likely would have to endure a couple of adjustment seasons to make the transition if he ever would.

Other then Carlos Pena, I cant think of a Boras client who signed a contract giving away his arb and some free agent years although I am sure there are. And Boras would have been a fool (or Pena would have been) to turn down 26 million given Pena’s up and down career. Maybe Guthrie just felt like with Boras having so many big fish, he wasnt getting enough attention or maybe he already had a discussion with Boras on his arb years and they disagreed.

Believe me, the Orioles will not be making a big deal about it. Couple of guys named Weiters and Arrieta are still represented by you know who. In fact, maybe we can thank Scott for helping us land Jake since he scared off enough suitors for him to go in the fifth round and we only had a 1 and 5. Thanks Scott, lol.