Another look at some outfield options

As Major League Baseball general managers, managers and other executives get ready to convene for another Winter Meetings, the Orioles are still looking for outfield additions.

The Orioles currently have six outfielders listed on their 40-man roster: Adam Jones, Hyun Soo Kim, Joey Rickard, Dariel Alvarez, Christian Walker and Adam Walker. Meanwhile, Mark Trumbo, Michael Bourn and Nolan Reimold are free agents.

Right now, the Orioles don't seem inclined to give considerable playing time to Christian Walker or Alvarez in 2017. Mike Yastrzemski is coming off a down year and dealt with injuries in 2016. In recent days, the Orioles signed outfielders David Washington and Logan Schafer to minor league contracts and they claimed Adam Walker off waivers. They are compiling a lot of outfield options, but certainly still must be looking for upgrades and players with more of a big league track record.

Free agent Angel Pagan and the just non-tendered Ben Revere are possible targets for the Orioles.

"He's on the list," manager Buck Showalter said of Pagan on 105.7 The Fan Thursday night during the "Hot Stove" show. "I like him because he's a baseball player, but so do a lot of other people. We're not the only ones who know how to evaluate good people."

While MLBTradeRumors.com did not list Pagan among its top 50 free agents, ESPN's Keith Law ranked Pagan No. 22 on his top 50.

Pagan, who turned 35 last July, hit .277/.331/.418 last season in 129 games for the Giants. He had 24 doubles, five triples, a career-high 12 homers and 55 RBIs with 71 runs, 15 steals and a .750 OPS. Pagan was hitting over .290 until a late slump (he hit .190 in September) dropped him to .277.

In his career, he is a .280/.330/.408 hitter. He would add a leadoff-type bat and is a switch-hitter with a career average of .267 versus lefty pitching and .286 against right-handers.

Law noted Pagan played more in left than center field (almost all in left) for the Giants due to decreasing range in the outfield and he also dealt with a hamstring strain.

The 28-year-old Revere hit very well from 2013-15, and then had a poor year in 2016, when he batted .217/.260/.300 with a .560 OPS. The previous three seasons, those numbers were .306/.334/.365 with a .700 OPS. He stole 102 bases those three years. In 2016, he suffered a torn oblique muscle on opening day. Will he have a bounceback year in 2017? Click here to read more about the Nationals non-tendering Revere.

In this entry a few weeks ago, I took a look at four free agent outfielders in Dexter Fowler, Ian Desmond, Josh Reddick and Michael Saunders. Reddick has since signed a four-year deal for $52 million with Houston. A team signing either Fowler or Desmond will have to give up a draft pick.

Outside of Yoenis Cespedes re-signing with the Mets and Reddick joining Houston, the outfield market hasn't picked up much steam yet. Perhaps that will change during the Winter Meetings.