The Baltimore Orioles have put the Boston Red Sox and everyone else in the American League on notice: the birds aren’t playing around.

The Orioles signed former New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso Wednesday to a five-year, $155 million contract . That follows the two-year, $28 million deal Baltimore previously gave closer Ryan Helsley .

But the Orioles are just getting started, according to MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand .

“I don’t believe the Orioles are finished. They remain in the hunt for a frontline starting pitcher – (Michael) King and Framber Valdez are believed to be their top preferences – though as outlined above with the Mets, Baltimore could scour the trade market in search of that arm,” Feinsand reports.

“The Orioles still have that need for pitching, a big need

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