Alvarez agreed on a one-year, $5.75 million deal with the Orioles on Monday that includes $1.5 million in playing incentives, Dennis Lin of the San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Alvarez figures to be Baltimore's designated hitter while also spending time at first when Chris Davis is given a game off. This dynamic likely will limit Mark Trumbo's usage in 2016, as Alvarez will be the clear favorite to be a daily starter with the Orioles after spending his first six seasons in Pittsburgh.