Should Pirates extend Pedro Alvarez?

[Warner2BruceTD]

26, under team control through 29. So they would be buying post 30 seasons.

Hit 30 HR's last year. Has gone from brutal defender to average defender.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/alvarpe01.shtml

This guy says "no thanks": http://www.bucsdugout.com/2013/6/17/...rez-no-just-no

Remember, they signed Jose Tabata to a wacky (inexpensive) long term deal, one that they can buy out at any time during the final three years for $250k. But thanks to the 30 HR season, they won't get Alvarez that cheap.

[FedEx227]

Nope.

Get those 26-29 peak years and cut loose. Maybe if you can keep him until 31-32 but I wouldn't do beyond that.

[NAHSTE]

Still struggles vs. lefties and he'll disappear for a couple weeks at a time, only to of course turn into Ted Williams for the next two weeks. I'm a big fan of his but I don't feel he's ever going to be a top flight regular, destined to bounce around the AL ala Mark Reynolds or Luke Scott, I fear.