Not much went right for the Baltimore Orioles this season and one of the questionable decisions was not signing Colby Rasmus as a free agent last winter.

After the Orioles didn't re-sign Nelson Cruz and Nick Markakis, they were seeking an outfielder. Rasmus, who struggled with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2014, was looking for a one-year, make-good deal.

"The Orioles were interested," writes Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun. "And manager Buck Showalter traveled to Alabama to visit with Rasmus to see if this was the kind of guy he wanted on his team. He came away thinking that the Orioles could be a fit for Rasmus, who had been tagged with the label of underachiever after two impressive early seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals and then a precipitous drop off in Toronto.

"But Orioles management was in agreement that the club wasn’t going to offer Rasmus an increase on his 2014 salary of $7 million. One source said the Orioles matched that figure for 2015. Instead, Rasmus agreed to a one-year deal with the Houston Astros for $8 million."