Monday Bird Droppings

It's Monday, the week of a holiday with NFL playoff fever in full swing. Rough week for baseball news, but we endeavor to persevere.

Wei-Yin Chen could be underrated free agent | MLB.com
A $20 million bargain. What a time to be alive.

School of Roch: Leftovers for breakfast
Your periodic notebook dump from the self-styled Professor of Posts.

Anderson has wide range of jobs with Orioles | CSN Mid-Atlantic
Brady Anderson is Buck Showalter's Swiss Army knife, it seems.

Understanding the Orioles' Unwillingness to Spend Big (Baseball Essential)
There has been some reaction to Dan Connolly's article about the Orioles budget and the team's offer to Chris Davis..

Camden Depot: Orioles Are Reportedly Only Interested In Spending $100 Million-Plus On Chris Davis Not to put TOO fine a point on it...

It was 20 years ago today that Roberto Alomar signed with the O's as a free agent. On the very same day, David Cone rejected an offer from the Orioles to sign with the Yankees.

Latroy Hawkins, Taylor Teagarden, Roger McDowell and Andy Van Slyke all celebrate birthdays today. Perennial minor leaguer Eddie Gamboa turns 31 today. It's also the birthday of Josh Gibson.