"So the Prince Fielder truck rolled along I-95 without ever stopping on the interstate.

Well, that doesn't mean the Orioles can't get on the Scott Boras Free Agent Bandwagon before spring training starts.

Right-hander Edwin Jackson, the pitcher with the highest upside remaining on the market, is still available. And so is DH/outfielder Johnny Damon, and some other Boras' clients.

Jackson is the prize here. And the Orioles would love to have him. In fact, I've been told the club would consider a four-year deal for Jackson (something the Orioles and/or EVP Dan Duquette wouldn't usually do for free agent pitchers) given the fact he is only 28. So, yes, they have interest in Jackson.

What it comes down to is money – and I think we have seen that Boras has a way of getting top dollar for his top free agents.

Given that, and the interest that is reportedly out there for Jackson – the Boston Red Sox, for instance – Jackson to the Orioles is a long shot. Not of the Fielder-variety, snowball-chance-in-July-in-Camden-Yards long shot, of course. But still somewhat unlikely.

Damon is also unlikely. I've been told the Orioles just aren't motivated to pursue him right now. Especially with another potential DH, Wilson Betemit, entering the fold. So you can pretty much cross him off the Orioles' list unless he still has his thumb out in mid-February."