The Oakland Athletics are in agreement with starting pitcher Henderson Alvarez on a one-year deal worth $4 million, according to Chris Cotillo of MLB Daily Dish. The deal was reported close by Jon Heyman of CBS Sports. 

Alvarez will get $4 million in base money with $1.6 million available in incentives based on games started, as Cotillo reports. The deal with the Athletics can max out at $5.850 million if Alvarez can reach all incentives. Alvarez is under Oakland control through 2017 because he should be tendered after the 2016 season, which is his final arbitration year.

Jon Heyman of CBS Sports reported that Alvarez was attracting at least 10 teams after being non-tendered by the Miami Marlins in late November. Ultimately it was the Athletics coming out on top for the 25-year-old. Miami non-tedered Alvarez because they did not want to pay him a raise through arbitration since the right-hander was still working to recover from shoulder surgery. 

It might end up as a very good gamble for Oakland, who are looking to add to a rotation that was not much more than one pitcher last year. Sonny Gray will continue as the ace of the staff, but Alvarez will join Jesse Hahn, Kevin Graveman and Chris Bassit to complete the five-man rotation. Rich Hill and Aaron Brooks will compete for a rotation spot. 

Because this will be a major league deal, Oakland will have to clear a spot on the 40-man roster for the pitcher. Do not expect Alvarez to join the active roster right away due to his shoulder injury that kept him out most of last season. The good news is that he should not have to face the 60-day disabled list. 

Alvarez, also known at The Entertainer, will look for a bounce back season. He struggled with an 0-4 record, 6.45 ERA, 1.567 WHIP, 3.85 FIP and just nine strikeouts across 22.1 innings during four starts last year. Alvarez, however, was outstanding in 2014. It was a season that aware him an All-Star appearance for the National League and a 12th place finish in the National League Cy Young award voting. He managed a 12-7 record with a 2.65 ERA across 30 starts. Alvarez recorded three shutouts, 111 strikeouts and only 33 walks during 187.0 innings of work in the phenomenal career-best season. 

The righty was signed by the Toronto Blue Jays out of Venezuela in 2006 and has played for the Blue Jays (2011-2012) and the Marlins (2013-2015) during his career. Over the five-year career, Alvarez has gone 27-34 with a 3.80 ERA over 92 major league games.