What we talk about when we talk about the Orioles payroll

The ongoing discourse about what the Orioles are spending on the major league team comes down to one thing: can they do what it takes to win when the time comes?

To stop talking about the Orioles’ low payroll and when that might change would be to let the club off the hook, so by all means that can continue.

A Sunday afternoon read-through of all those comments from CEO John Angelos and executive vice president Mike Elias from their 105.7 The Fan appearances Friday, however, distilled the real crux of the issue for me in a way that a certain payroll target or list of model organization can’t.

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Orioles CEO John Angelos says ‘this job stinks with low payrolls,’ is hopeful club’s will increase

trib.alOrioles CEO John Angelos says ‘this job stinks with low payrolls,’ is hopeful club’s will increase“I like to tell everyone, this job stinks with low payrolls, right?” Orioles CEO and chairman John Angelos, whose family owns 70% of the team, said in a radio interview Friday. “I’d love to be sitting in New York with $300 million payrolls.”

When it comes down to it, are the Orioles going to be able to do what it takes to win?