"The work starts early for Pedro Alvarez.

Sometimes the alarm goes off at 7 a.m. After breakfast, Alvarez hits the gym, a facility in Newport Beach, Calif., owned by the Boras Corporation that represents him, and will sometimes spend up to two and a half hours working out.

"More working on functional strength, flexibility and mobility, less weights," Alvarez said at the David L. Lawrence convention center Friday before the start of PirateFest. "Trying to stay light on my feet.""