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December 6, 2012

Transaction Analysis

Three Years for Keppinger, and New Deals for Chavez, McLouth, and Bay

by R.J. Anderson, Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

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Signed OF-L Nate McLouth to a one-year deal worth $2 million with an additional $500,000 available through incentives. [12/5]

McLouth said he wanted a one-year deal so that he could further reestablish his value before hitting the open market again. It’s a gutsy maneuver for a player whom, as recently as June, found himself unemployed with an OPS+ of 10. McLouth turned his season around upon joining the Orioles, daring people to think he was back to his old self. Ostensibly, the Orioles will use McLouth against right-handers most of the time. If he can stay healthy—and that’s far from a given—then perhaps his gamble will pay off with a lucrative multi-year deal next winter. —R.J. Anderson

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