Nelson Cruzs means that the American League East champion Orioles are in the unenviable position of having to figure out how to replace a 40-homer bat in their lineup after getting as much value out of a one-year, $8 Jalen Camp Jersey million contract as perhaps any team has gotten in baseball history.The bad news for Baltimore is that there is no one move that will accomplish this objective. The good news for Baltimore is that it isnt nece sary to make it happen.The Orioles have to count on Manny Machado and Matt Wieters returning from injuries that took them out of action for the bulk of 2014 and made Baltimores surge to the top of the East all the more stunning. Baltimore also will depend on Chris Davis to bounce back from a down year in which he batted only .196, but did manage to hit 26 home runs.What is unsettled is the outfield, where Cruz despite profiling mostly as a designated hitter played 70 games in 2014, and where Nick Markakis had his contract option declined.Cruz and Markakis Anthony Miller Jersey made a combined $23 million in 2014. Melky Cabrera and Torii Hunter made a combined $22 million, and both would be fits for Baltimore as free agents, po sibly around the same rate.Cabrera always has been le s than optimal in the outfield, while Hunter has declined from being one of the best in the game due to age hes now 39. Given the tight confines of Camden Yards outfield, the presence of Adam Jones in center field, and David Loughs proficiency as a defensive sub late in games Maliek Collins Jersey , Baltimore could make things work in the outfield by signing two above-average hitters to join an already deep lineup.Obviously, both Cabrera and Hunter have other suitors in free agency, but the Orioles have other options, too, including bringing back Markakis at a lower salary. A double free agent swoop for Nori Aoki and Mike Morse also could work from a value standpoint, though both players come with more question Whitney Mercilus Jersey marks than Cabrera and po sibly Hunter, whose age has to be a concern as far as when his bat will slide the 18-year veteran hit .286/.319/.446 this year with 17 home runs.Beyond free agency, and some combination of two of Aoki, Cabrera, Hunter, Markakis, and Morse, there is, of course, the trade market, and Baltimore has enough depth on the farm to swing a trade for an impact bat. If the Orioles were going to lose Cruz, better to do so before the winter meetings, and head to San Diego knowing that reshaping the lineup that hit Charlie Heck Jersey the most home runs in baseball is a priority. Even trading Ubaldo Jimenez's contract for a highly-paid hitter who has struggled has to be a po sibility.