The Baltimore Orioles made a big splash before executives left the MLB Winter Meetings in Orlando this week. According to ESPN's Jeff Passan, the Orioles have agreed to a five-year, $155 million deal with first baseman Pete Alonso. The O's lineup is officially loaded, folks.
Alonso was arguably the best bat available after Kyle Schwarber re-signed with the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday. Oddly enough, the O's deal with Alonso surpasses the five-year, $150 million deal Schwarber signed with the Phillies. Baltimore was said to be in the mix for Schwarber and offered a similar contract to Philadelphia.