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ORLANDO – It wasn’t just talk.
And these weren't just another Winter Meetings for the Orioles.
The club is finalizing a five-year, $155 million contract with first baseman Pete Alonso, pending the results of a physical. A source has confirmed the agreement.
President of baseball operations/general manager Mike Elias sought a big bat and didn’t care about the position, in this case the crowd at first base. He also sought a clubhouse leader for a team relying so heavily on its young core.
Those boxes are checked.
The general manager meetings in Las Vegas are over, and Orioles president of baseball operations/general manager Mike Elias is flying back to Baltimore. He didn’t bring any new players but he’s gained some clarity on the trade and free agent markets.
The daily sessions have served their purpose.
Elias sat down with executives from other teams, agents and some players who showed up at the Cosmopolitan hotel.
“A lot of information gathering and a lot of meetings,” Elias said this afternoon.
“Overall it was really good. I can’t say anything happened, but this is how the offseason starts to develop usually is the conversations that initiate at the GM meetings.”
