

Ken Rosenthal has reported that the Orioles have agreed to a one-year deal with Pedro Alvarez.

Source: Alvarez deal with #Orioles is for one year. — Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) March 8, 2016

The deal will be worth 5.75 million dollars with about 1.75 million in performance clauses built in (thanks for the extra money Dexter Fowler).

Alvarez comes off of a subpar year with the Pirates where he hit .243 with 27 home runs and 77 RBI.

With this deal, there are two options for the orioles lineup. Move Chris Davis into right field and start Alvarez at first base or a platoon with Mark Trumbo and Alvarez at DH. Both would strengthen the Orioles lineup but the most likely solution is a full platoon with Trumbo on lefties and Alverez on righties.

For his career Pedro Alvarez has mashed right-handed pitchers to the tune of a .246 average .320 on-base percentage and a .473 slugging percentage. With his left-handed power, these are numbers that would play well in Camden Yards.

Trumbo, on the other hand, hits lefties to a .289 average as opposed to his .246 overall batting average. He adds a .330 on-base percentage and a .526 slugging percentage (now that's power).

These are two players that are solid major league regulars on their own (provided that they do not have to play defence) but they can cancel out the holes in each others swings by managing a platoon. With them being on one-year deals that also helps them market themselves in the best light possible.

The Orioles are going to score a lot of runs and hit a lot of homers in 2016 but their best possible lineup has Trumbo and Alvarez in a platoon at DH. Now let's hope the pitching can keep up.