One thing to point out, Pan: a "major-league" contract doesn't mean you go directly to the majors; you just start on the 40-man roster with your three option years as opposed to going to the minors for the time they give you before you have to be put on the roster.
The Orioles have a potential crisis with their first-round pick from a couple years ago, Adam Loewen. He looks like he's going to be a potential ace, but because he was put on the 40-man when he signed this upcoming year will be the last he can stay in the minors before he has to go on the 25-man Orioles roster for good.
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--Peter Schmuck, The (Baltimore) Sun
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