Alcides has reached an agreement in the miners with Orioles

The contract includes an invitation to the spring training where you will seek a place in the majors.

RAFAEL BRICEÑO BLANCO | CARACAS The Baltimore Orioles they continue to acquire the necessary pieces to stay afloat in the eastern division of the American League; and yesterday accepted a minor league contract with an invitation to spring practices with Alcides Escobar.

At age 32, the slugger continues to play an important role in defense, even though he has to prove that he has made the necessary adjustments in his batting mechanisms to come back to bear fruit with a proper beat. .

In his last season with the Kansas City Royals he scored 32 doubles and 54 points, although his batting average of .231 ended up subtracting the play opportunities.

Upon arrival in the city of Baltimore, Escobar must fight Richie Martín, Drew Jackson and maybe Jonathan Villar who seem to be the other candidates to keep the stop-short.

The native of The savannastate Vargas he is on his way to his tenth second crop in the major leagues where he has 1367 positive results and 605 lifetime annotations.