Orioles rumors & news: Wieters, Lohse, Jones, Saunders

After shocking the baseball world with their 93 season in 2012, the Baltimore Orioles have made surprisingly big moves this off-season.Is Dan Duquette cooking up something big or will the Orioles stand pat?

• Orioles Rumors: Matt Wieters Extension Coming?-MLB Daily Dish The Orioles are built around young talent and catcher Matt Wieters is one of their cornerstones. Could the Orioles be working out a long term deal for the young star?
• Orioles rumors: Michael Bourn, Kyle Lohse- MLB Daily Dish Could two Scott Boras clients be on the Orioles radar? It looks like Kyle Lohse is, but the Orioles will likely pass on the speedy Bourn.
• Comparing the A.L. East Center Fielders- Camden Chat The main reason the Orioles have little need for Michael Bourn is that Adam Jones is a pretty good option in center field and he is already hanging around Baltimore. Camden Chat takes a look at where he ranks among the AL East center fielders this week.
• Orioles rumors: Baltimore targeting a reliever- MLB Daily Dish More than anything else, relief pitching was the key to the Baltimore Orioles success in 2012. The team was some thing like 1,000,000-1 in one run games last year, if I remember correctly. They are not going to rest on their laurels, however. The O’s are looking closely at a number of veteran relievers to join in the high leverage heroics.
  
• Orioles minor moves: Rob Delaney, Manny Delcarmen, Chris Pettit- MLB Daily Dish A few relievers got minor league deals from Baltimore this week, along with one AAA outfielder.
• Joe Saunders rumors: 2-year deal on the table? - MLB Daily Dish The Orioles have been courting Joe Saunders for the entire off-season after he pitched well for them down the stretch after coming to town from the Diamondback in August. Now it looks as though he might be headed elsewhere. A rumored two year/ $15M deal may sweep him away to some unknown destination if Baltimore isn’t willing to match it.