The Orioles today announced their three-year deal with slugger Mark Trumbo, and designated outfielder Adam Walker for assignment off the 40-man roster.
The $37.5 million contract represents the biggest deal the team has made this offseason. It brings back to Baltimore the major-league leader in home runs who batted .256/.316/.533 and earned his second career All-Star appearance back.
Under the terms of the deal, Trumbo will have a limited no-trade clause to seven teams and receive $11 million in salary each year, with $1.5 million payments being issued annually in the three years following the expiration of his contract in 2019.
In addition to Trumbo, the Orioles signed free agent catcher Welington Castillo and traded for outfielder Seth Smith, all in an effort to keep the team's high-scoring offense at the level it was in 2016.
Trumbo is expected to be reintroduced at a news conference next week, in advance of the team's FanFest on Jan. 28.
Walker, who was a waiver claim from the Milwaukee Brewers, has been a prolific minor league slugger with 124 home runs in five minor league seasons, but struggles to hit for average. He has seven days to be traded, claimed on waivers, or assigned to the minors.
