When it was announced the Baltimore Orioles were getting sold to a new ownership group, there was tons of excitement.

Fans had a poor taste in their mouths when it came to how the Angelos family had operated this franchise under their leadership.

But with local billionaire David Rubenstein taking over, there was some hope this would allow the Orioles to be more competitive in the free agency market, adding some high-profile players while also keeping the best on their roster.

However, many things regarding how the new owners will run this organization are still unknown.
It’s just been assumed that with Rubenstein coming in, they will turn into top spenders.

Insider Roch Kubatko of MASN isn’t so sure.

“Just about anything is possible,” he writes when asked about them re-signing Corbin Burnes and Anthony Santander.

“A significant increase in spending is just assumed/hoped by fans at this point.

Huge deals for pitching come with the obvious risks, but is anything really safe? Probably better than slugging first basemen, as I’ve mentioned in the past.

I wouldn’t rule out a return by one or both, but that’s all that I’ve got.”