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Is Pedro Alvarez the top Orioles off-season acquisition?

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Trumbo is the top acquisition, but Pedro may very well be the most valuable in the second half. Trumbo traditionally tails off after the All-Star break (although he has taken his offensive game to such a level this year that he could still put up very good numbers). Pedro has always been a slow starter (albeit not as slow as this year, possibly due to adjusting to the league). August and September have traditionally been strong months for him. So hopefully he keeps it going.

Pedro is actually the one I hope they re-sign. I suspect Trumbo is having a career year and will regress a little over the next few. I think the prudent thing to do would be to extend him the QO and then let him walk and take the pick. But I think Pedro has a chance to get better as a full-time DH.

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Trumbo is the top acquisition, but Pedro may very well be the most valuable in the second half. Trumbo traditionally tails off after the All-Star break (although he has taken his offensive game to such a level this year that he could still put up very good numbers). Pedro has always been a slow starter (albeit not as slow as this year, possibly due to adjusting to the league). August and September have traditionally been strong months for him. So hopefully he keeps it going.

Pedro is actually the one I hope they re-sign. I suspect Trumbo is having a career year and will regress a little over the next few. I think the prudent thing to do would be to extend him the QO and then let him walk and take the pick. But I think Pedro has a chance to get better as a full-time DH.

If we teach him to hit lefty pitching better, I'm in. Or we could platoon him with Mancini in Vs RHP

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Trumbo is the top acquisition, but Pedro may very well be the most valuable in the second half. Trumbo traditionally tails off after the All-Star break (although he has taken his offensive game to such a level this year that he could still put up very good numbers). Pedro has always been a slow starter (albeit not as slow as this year, possibly due to adjusting to the league). August and September have traditionally been strong months for him. So hopefully he keeps it going.

Instead of a L/R platoon they should use the two of them in a 1st half/2nd half platoon. I never really bought into 1st half/2nd half splits but it is uncanny in the case of these two.

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