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Pedro Alvarez went unsigned all offseason after being nontendered by the Pirates in December before finally signing a one-year, $5.75 million contract with the Orioles, giving the team six hitters who have hit at least 30 homers in a season.

ABERDEEN ¿ Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette lauded this week¿s trade for outfielder Travis Snider, saying the former first-round pick ¿looks to me like he¿s just coming into his own.¿

The Orioles acquired the left-handed-hitting outfielder they had been seeking all offseason, trading a minor league pitcher and a player to be named later to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night for Travis Snider.

When Dan Duquette was hired roughly a year ago as the club¿s executive vice president, the Orioles pointed to his impressive track record in the past with the Montreal Expos and Boston Red Sox.

Baseball's big three look like the only teams with legitimate shots at World Series because of pitching and hitting