Showalter's a notoriously militant manager, not nearly as lenient as Washington. Sgt. Wedge, of course, falls into that same camp... there are questions about how Hamilton might interact with a stricter guy, one who doesn't tolerate his players missing games over too much caffeine or quitting tobacco. That could be a disincentive for Baltimore, or indeed Seattle. But the bigger thing is, Peter Angelos has shown that he doesn't like players with "character issues" like Hamilton's, and he might override his GM on the Hamilton issue because he doesn't like the guy. No mistake, the Orioles aren't afraid to throw money around. And I bet Hamilton would rather play in Baltimore than in Seattle, even if our long term future is slightly brighter. But there's a chance Angelos just says no.