Grant Balfour Comes Off The Yankees Board

I am not entirely sure if Grant Balfour was ever really on the Yankees board or not but if he was he isn't anymore after signing a deal with the Baltimore Orioles. Balfour will replace Jim Johnson as the closer in Baltimore and brings that fly ball and home run prone tendencies to the AL East. Balfour was really helped out playing in the spacious Oakland Coliseum and I think we will see his numbers increase with the Orioles. Balfour reportedly turned down a bigger deal for a two year deal with Baltimore. No word yet on the contract details but it looks like a done deal.