Rumor Roundup: Alvarez’s power entices Sox

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Alvarez on Red Sox’s radar The Red Sox are beginning to show interest in free-agent power hitter Pedro Alvarez, according to MLB Network insider Jon Heyman.

Alvarez, who turns 30 in February, could help fill part of the void left by David Ortiz’s retirement. The left-handed batter historically crushes right-handed pitching; 135 of his 153 career homers have come against righties.

Alvarez hit .249/.322/.504 with 22 home runs and 49 RBIs in 109 games for the Orioles last season. Although he has experience at third and first base, Alvarez has struggled defensively in recent years, and he likely will spend the majority of his time as designated hitter.

Rox eye Trumbo at first base Could one of baseball’s most dangerous sluggers be heading to its most homer-happy ballpark? That could happen, as the Rockies continue to show interest in free agent Mark Trumbo, according to MLB.com’s Jon Paul Morosi.

Trumbo led all of baseball with 47 home runs in what was a breakout season in Baltimore in 2016, so just the thought of him slugging in Denver’s thin air is enough to give pitchers nightmares. The Rockies led the National League in hitting and home runs at home last season, just as they did in ’15 and ’14.

Still, they’re looking to build on that strength by targeting an established first baseman after using Mark Reynolds there for most of last season. Trumbo played mostly right field and DH for Baltimore, but came up as a first baseman and has more experience there than at any other position.

A possible holdup from Colorado’s side could be the fact that Trumbo is attached to a Draft pick after he rejected Baltimore’s qualifying offer. The Rockies have the No.11 pick in the ’17 Draft, which is unprotected, and they would prefer not to part with it.

That said, the Rockies have been interested in Trumbo for a while. Colorado had preliminary conversations with Seattle last offseason before the Mariners ultimately traded Trumbo to Baltimore for catcher Steve Clevenger, according to MLB.com’s Thomas Harding.

Giants pursuing outfield bat The Giants are looking to acquire a power-hitting outfielder and are “pursuing all avenues” to do so, sources told Yahoo! Sports’ Jeff Passan on Friday.

According to Passan’s report, the Tigers’ J.D. Martinez is a possibility, and Detroit would be willing to trade the 29-year-old. Martinez batted .307 with 22 home runs and 68 RBIs this season, while being limited to 120 games due to a right elbow fracture he suffered in June.

The Tigers are looking to shed payroll heading into next season, and per Passan, Martinez and second baseman Ian Kinsler have drawn the most interest from other teams.

Giants general manager Bobby Evans told reporters on Thursday that the team doesn’t want to commit to an outfielder long-term, and Martinez …

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