By Roch Kubatko on Friday, April 02 2010
Category: Orioles

Quick hits (with video added)

I'll send along transcription later from interviews with president of baseball operations Andy MacPhail, manager Dave Trembley and newly acquired pitcher Kevin Millwood. But first... * MacPhail said Millwood wasn't on the club's original "target sheet," but talks heated up in frigid Indianapolis.
Andy MacPhail talks with Roch Kubatko about the Kevin Millwood trade
* The Orioles are still interested in adding a few more pitchers, including one starter. "Absolutely," MacPhail said. "We're still in the pitching business." * Asked if the Orioles might discuss a contract extension with Millwood during the season, MacPhail replied: "We'll see over time. Let's see how things play out." * MacPhail didn't want the first pitcher obtained to be someone with medical issues, a reference to Erik Bedard, among others. * Millwood is likely to be the No. 1 starter heading into the season. * Asked if the Orioles also received $3 million in the deal, MacPhail said the figure was "in the ballpark." * MacPhail doesn't expect to sign or acquire any more players before leaving the meetings tomorrow. "I would be surprised if we did," he said. * Millwood said his contract actually includes 12 teams that he can't be traded to without his consent.
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