Orioles snag Alonso

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Baltimore Orioles
NEWS: Baltimore agreed to a 5-year, $155 million contract with 1B Pete Alonso.
IMPACT: High
BHQ SPIN: Baltimore bolstered the middle of its lineup with the addition of Alonso, one of baseball’s most prolific power hitters. Alonso figures to be a mainstay in Baltimore’s lineup, seeing most of his time at first base while occasionally getting starts at designated hitter. The addition of Alonso further muddles the playing time outlook of Ryan Mountcastle and Coby Mayo, who ended last season splitting time between first base and designated hitter. With Alonso cemented at first base and both of the team’s catchers (Adley Rutschman and Samuel Basallo) expected to see considerable time at designated...

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