Baltimore Orioles’ team president Andy MacPhail told Jim Palmer and Gary Thorne (via Peter Schmuck of The Baltimore Sun) that he will concentrate on upgrading the team’s offense this winter. However, MacPhail conceded that the free agent market could be thin.

“It’s not a great year, but there are players out there,” MacPhail said.

MacPhail will be looking for free agent players who have a chance to improve their performance next year, but he understands that the Orioles are not one or two players away from contending in the American League East.

Big name offensive free agents this winter include Jayson Werth and Carl Crawford. Both players are expected to get significant contracts of $15+ million per season, so that may be out of the reach for the O’s.