Orioles Turn Attention to Derrek Lee as Talks With Adam LaRoche Slow

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The Orioles want Adam LaRoche to play first base for them in 2011, but it seems that LaRoche doesn't have his heart set on playing in the city that played home to "The Wire."

LaRoche is either looking for more years than the Orioles are willing to offer, more money than they've put on the table or simply a different ZIP code to call home. According to Jeff Zrebiec of the Baltimore Sun, that's led the Orioles to shift their attention to Derrek Lee as their next first baseman.

That seems like a logical enough approach. LaRoche is four years younger than Lee, but the two men have put up comparable offensive statistics over the last two years. Both are good fielders as well, so if the Orioles aren't looking to fill the position for multiple years there doesn't seem to be a significant difference between the two players.

 

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