Closer B.J. Ryan plans to enter the free agent market, Orioles executive vice president Mike Flanagan told the Baltimore Sun. Ryan's agent, John Courtright, informed the club that they had no interest in negotiating during the team's 15-day exclusive window. "We'll see when we get there, but we certainly have not been eliminated from that process," Flanagan told the paper. "It's what most players do when you've come this far. You're a couple of weeks away from being able to be a free agent. I can't think of too many cases where it's any different than that." The Orioles will likely be up against big spenders like the New York Mets, New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox.