Pedro Alvarez

While others might be panicking due to unemployment in February, Alvarez has to be like, “I got this.” Each of the past two years, Alvarez didn’t sign with the Orioles until March. Last year, he spent most of the season in the minors and he turned 31 on Tuesday, so his market again appears to be a minor league deal somewhere. The guy is a legitimate power hitter, but his lack of position – despite his agent, Scott Boras, declaring at the winter meetings that Alvarez has re-established himself as a quality first baseman – hurts him. Someone will get an underappreciated slugger to stash in Triple-A. He’s a great insurance policy to have.

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