Not necessarily, because since he would only sign a one-year contract with us, it wouldn't hurt us at all next season, and we would probably get him for at least a semi-bargain, all things considered.
If the Orioles front office (and Luis Gonzalez) didn't think the Orioles would be competetive this year, they would not have offered a contract to him and he would not be considering it, at his age he wants to go to a contender. The O's didn't want to overspend on rather overrated guys like Carlos Lee and Alfonso Soriano, and didn't. If they can't get a trade done for a big-name slugger in LF, I'd imagine they'll bring in Gonzo for a year to hopefully tutor our younger guys while helping us win games and make a run at the playoffs so we can sign, say, Andruw Jones in the off-season.
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