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08:10 AM ET 01.25 | Free agent righty Jair Jurrjens may have landed on his feet, after all. [Jurrjens], who was not tendered by the Braves after a rough 2012 season, has agreed to a deal with the Orioles, CBSSports.com has learned. Jurrjens will receive a $1.5 million base salary on a major-league deal and can bring his total to $4 million with incentives. Orioles GM Dan Duquette did a superb job finding pitching gems last winter, and this is another low-risk move. Jurrjens went 3-4 with a 6.89 ERA with Atlanta and spent much of the year in the minors. But he's only 26, and he's only a year removed from making the All-Star team. Jurrjens was 13-6 with a 2.96 ERA in 2011. The Orioles talked about trading for Jurrjens a year ago, but comes a better price now.

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January 25, 2013 08:27 AM ET

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Nice pick up, still young.

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January 25, 2013 08:57 AM ET

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It's a good risk for the money. He's not been the same since that DL stint in 2011. Hopefully he heals, but I get the feeling the Braves know something since they didn't even try to keep a former All-Star pitcher.

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January 25, 2013 09:31 AM ET

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If he works out the money they save on getting a front line free agent pitcher is huge, and with that extra cash they can add a run producing DH.

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January 25, 2013 10:22 AM ET

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Originally posted 08:57 AM ET 01.25 by CardsFan2

It's a good risk for the money. He's not been the same since that DL stint in 2011. Hopefully he heals, but I get the feeling the Braves know something since they didn't even try to keep a former All-Star pitcher.

Yeah, the Braves don't give up on a viable pitcher very often. We'll see in a few weeks.

The Moose

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January 25, 2013 11:22 AM ET

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bourn been a free agent, words the mariners/orioles/rangers/cubs/dodgers/are interested in the OF, from all this teams only the chicago cubs are the only team WHO shouldn't SURRENDER first draft pick, wonder why???

alacran

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January 25, 2013 11:25 AM ET

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Originally posted 08:27 AM ET 01.25 by jnorman41

Nice pick up, still young.

still young but a injury-prone player already, where is the guarantee in this deal?? the player easely could be back at the DL mode,, should the orioles trade for Porcello as planed??

alacran

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January 25, 2013 11:28 AM ET

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Originally posted 08:57 AM ET 01.25 by CardsFan2

It's a good risk for the money. He's not been the same since that DL stint in 2011. Hopefully he heals, but I get the feeling the Braves know something since they didn't even try to keep a former All-Star pitcher.

the braves knew that jurrjerns its a injury-prone player if it was not the case why the braves refuse to sign him to a one year deal???DL time means alot to the braves though,,,

alacran

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January 25, 2013 07:29 PM ET

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just to be more protected at the backend of their rotation the orioles should sign JOE SANDERS,,,,,plus there aren't any injuries history!!

alacran

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January 25, 2013 09:27 PM ET

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Originally posted 08:57 AM ET 01.25 by CardsFan2

It's a good risk for the money. He's not been the same since that DL stint in 2011. Hopefully he heals, but I get the feeling the Braves know something since they didn't even try to keep a former All-Star pitcher.

Agreed. There's probably no franchise that has more experience developing and handling young pitchers than the Braves organization.