Orioles remain in contact with left-hander Joe Saunders, unlikely to pursue righty Kyle Lohse

Reblogged from HardballTalk:

MASN's Roch Kubatko provides the scoop:

Executive vice president Dan Duquette remains in contact with left-hander Joe Saunders' agent. Some members of the national media keep trying to link the Orioles to Kyle Lohse, but they don't give out big contracts to free-agent pitchers and they'd rather hold onto their first-round pick.

Lohse registered a stellar 2.86 ERA and 1.09 WHIP in 211 innings (33 starts) last season with the Cardinals, but the 34-year-old hasn't been able to attract much interest this winter because of the draft pick compensation and because there is a perception that he will struggle away from St.

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