First baseman Pete Alonso is ticketed for a second consecutive trip through free agency, as he told reporters when the regular season came to a close that he intends to opt out of the final year of his contract and return to the open market. He won’t officially become a free agent until five days after the World Series concludes, but whispers about Alonso’s asking price as he returns to the market have already begun to percolate. According to Mike Puma of the New York Post, Alonso is expected to seek at least a seven-year deal as he returns to free agency.
It’s natural for players to set a high bar for contract negotiations entering free agency, but it would be something of a surprise if Alonso was able to secure that sort of arrangement. A seven-year pact would cover the slugger’s age-31 through -37 seasons, and that’s the sort of rarefied air that’s difficult for a defensively limited slugger to reach in free agency. Dodgers star Freddie Freeman is signed through age-37, but Freeman is an MVP winner and future Hall of Famer. It’s hard to argue Alonso is in that same stratosphere, and few other first basemen have managed to get that sort of long-term security.
Paul Goldschmidt’s extension with the Cardinals back in 2019 was for just five years and $130MM, ending after his age-36 campaign, and Matt Olson’s eight-year, $168MM contract extension with Atlanta is guaranteed only through his age-35 season. Both Goldschmidt and Olson were also Gold Glove winners for their work at first base when they signed those deals, while Alonso is viewed both by defensive metrics and many scouts as one of the game’s weaker first basemen defensively. While Puma points to Marcus Semien and Matt Chapman as fellow Boras clients who managed to land contracts in a similar range to what Alonso is expected to seek, it also must be noted that Chapman actually signed a six-year extension with the Giants after he had already been in the fold on a short-term deal similar to the one Alonso will be opting out of.
More importantly, Semien was a shortstop when he signed with the Rangers, and Chapman is a multi-time Gold Glove winner at third base. When it comes to financial expectations for infielders higher on the defensive spectrum, the bar is simply much different than it is for first basemen. That’s part of why players like Alex Bregman and Carlos Correa who have found themselves taking similar short-term contracts with high average annual values in free agency to the one Alonso signed last winter have been able to secure a higher AAV than Alonso did on a two-year pact. The same principle extends to larger deals, and helps to explain why someone like Xander Bogaerts managed to land a contract that will pay him through his age-40 campaign despite much less robust offensive numbers than someone like Alonso can offer.
Even if Alonso is unable to land the seven-year guarantee he appears to covet, it should still be expected that he’ll make out far better in free agency this time around than he did last season. After all, he’s no longer encumbered by draft pick compensation after rejecting a Qualifying Offer from the Mets last winter. That means a team that signs him away from Queens won’t have to forfeit draft capital in order to bring him into the fold, and that reality is likely to help his market a great deal. In addition, Alonso enjoyed a much stronger platform season this year than he did in 2024. This season, Alonso appeared in 162 games for the second consecutive season and slashed .277/.347/.524 with a wRC+ of 141, which tied his 2022 campaign for the second-best mark of his career.
Alonso famously rejected a seven-year, $158MM extension offer from the Mets back in 2023. That deal would have covered the last year of his arbitration eligibility, for which he ultimately received $20.5MM. In other words, he’ll need to make more than $137.5MM between 2025 and 2030 in order to surpass that benchmark. He made $30MM this year, meaning he’ll need to beat $107.5MM over the next five seasons if he’s going to exceed the value of that extension he passed on. It seems very safe to bet on him to do just that at this point.
Goldschmidt’s extension with the Cardinals, which covered his age-32 to -36 seasons, netted him $130MM over five years. While Goldschmidt’s 145 career wRC+ at the time of that deal was far stronger than Alonso’s career 132 wRC+ entering this offseason, Alonso will be entering his age-31 season when his next contract begins and will benefit from more than half a decade of inflation since St. Louis inked that deal just before the 2019 season began. Considering that he wouldn’t even need to match Goldschmidt’s guarantee in order to beat that 2023 extension offer, it seems safe to say that Alonso will come out ahead in free agency this year so long as he doesn’t have to settle for another short-term agreement.
LoL. 7 years. Good luck. I’m thinking 4/100. He’s not leaving New York. However, are the rumors true? Soto at 1B? That’s very interesting. I still think Mets probably steal Bellinger or go in for Tucker. Honestly, it’s all about the pitching. Who is this year’s Crochet? Especially if Mets refuse to go in for Skenes.
Posturing for negotiations. If you want 5 years, start by asking for 7
5/140 seems like a fit to me.
Give him the 7 – make it 7/140 if that is what he wants to stroke his ego.
No one is giving him that.
This reeks of Anaheim Angels.
I agree. Four years for $100 million or five years for $110 million, to one of the New York teams.
My prediction is a Goldschmidt type deal. 5 years, $120-130 million.
Nah Dodgers 150 million over 3 seasons (deffered for 10 years). They sign him to play 3B or move Freeman to 3B.
The Mets are not getting Skenes. Once he is a free agent , he will make Cohen bid to the moon. Soto is not moving to first. Mets and Yankees are gonig nowhere. The Mets are an April/May team. They die in the summer.
robw5555: You should seriously consider keeping your mouth shut so the rest of us just think you’re an ignorant troll instead of posting and confirming it with every dumb comment.
Mets had the best record in the majors on 6/12 yet missed the postseason on a tie-breaker.
Rob knows what he’s talking about.
And what about the Yankees? Maybe you and he are the same person.
And the Tigers epic collapse and the Astros – injuries dominate outcomes these days.
Look at Jays – last place tons of injuries, last place and all the geniuses said they missed their window, they should break up the roster and start over.
This year Os and Astros killed by injuries and Mets pitching was wiped out in the second half.
Point is franchise don’t lose – teams do.
Healthy teams tend to do better.
How can you refuse to go in for a player that will not be made available? Come on dude, this isn’t MLB the show
You’re just figuring out that robw5555 is nothing but a troll who doesn’t actually think but just says dumb things about any team mentioned?
Trolls are like bullies. If you stand up to them by speaking sense, they just slink away and go back under their rocks.
And how does this relate to Pete Alonso?
“If you stand up to them by speaking sense,”
“You should seriously consider keeping your mouth shut so the rest of us just think you’re an ignorant troll instead of posting and confirming it with every dumb comment.”
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And do you think that your retort increases or decreases the level of discourse on this site?
None of this nonsense necessarily raises that level, but it certainly lowers it.
Exactly.
This years crochet might be skubal or maybe hunter Greene or Mackenzie gore but all of those names are unlikely
Mets and skubal would be fun but I feel like he’s destined for the dodgers or Phillies if they don’t sign schwarber and/or Kyle Tucker
I think Detroit runs it back one more year with Skubal. Depending how the season goes theres a slim chance (say 5%) he’s available at the deadline for a king’s ransom. But id be shocked if they moved him with 2 full years control left coming off a playoff run.
What do you mean… “if the Mets refuse to go in for Skenes.” They will literally give the Pirates whatever five players they want for Skenes. The issue is that the Pirates probably aren’t putting Skenes on the market.
If the Pirates were putting Skenes on the NL Market —- I would hope Chaim Bloom would just hand Pittsburg’s front office the Cardinals 26 man roster list and say —- just pick out who and how many players will it take to trade for Skenes???
Then we’d all be happy!!!
17dizzy: It wouldn’t be just the NL. It would be all of MLB including the AL.
Soto is an OF. Not a good one but still an OF. He would probably be worse at 1B.
If Skenes is available in a trade no mlb can top Yankees with their hoard of top pitching prospects plus 4 top 100 along with major league talent Schlitter and Dominguez. Mets can forget about Skenes.
The Mets literally have Tong, Sproat, Mclean, Jett Williams, Carson Benge.
MLB ready pieces like Baty, Mauricio, and vientos. That’s just to name 1 team that clearly can.
There is NO way the Polar Bear signs a seven year deal. Present day analytics point out the regression of tools after early 30’s. The days of paying guys on initial contracts into their late 30’s are over.
I think you’re going to be very disappointed with the contract lengths of Alonso, Bellinger, Bregman, and Tucker.
Yeah I think they all get big money but only Tucker gets more than 5 years. Now Schwarber probably gets a 7 year deal which despite his video game numbers, is crazy as he can basically just DH at this point.
Remember mlb bargain agreement ends after next season so long term deals going to be restricted as owners will not want to be saddled paying big $$ for potential half or whole season.
Teams are starting to pay less attention to analytics.
What teams? The Rockies and the Angels?
The Brewers for one. You know, the team with the BEST record and some of the worst “analytics” in all of baseball.
Absolutely true. Perfect example is the Brewers. If you went by analytics only, like some morons still do, they SHOULD have been one of the worst teams in MLB.
Unfortunately for you, Counsell LOVES analytics and was one of the main reasons Brewers fans got sick and tired of his managing the last few years in Milwaukee.
In what way do the Brewers not pay attention to analytics?
@CubFan36 No. They’re paying MORE attention, because it’s the only way to win in 2025.
The Brewers are a highly analytics-oriented team. They put a premium on OBP, just the way Branch Rickey and Billy Beane emphasized—and led the NL in the game’s most important category.
They also put a premium on defense and speed because those categories are less expensive and more suited to the younger, cheaper teams the Brewers can afford.
No it isn’t, and you’ll see a number of contracts this winter that will pay guys into their late 30’s.
@notagain27 That’s not close to accurate, and it’s not called “regression,” it’s called “decline.” Contemporary analytics shows that decline occurs on average after a position player’s age 27 season, while for pitchers it’s slightly older, at age 28, in no small part because there’s TJS for pitchers but no equivalent injury and surgical remedy for position players.
If you were correct there would be a lot of MLB players in their “early 30s” on most teams, and roughly half of them would be older than that. There aren’t.
Go to Baseball-reference and eye the age of players, roster after roster. There isn’t as much as one team with an average age of, say, 32.
I’d give him 7/125M lol but doubt he takes an AAV that low.
@Jason
why would he take an average of $18 mil when he just peed out of a deal for $25 mil +?
my guess is he finds someone offering 4/$100 or 5/$140
There’s a very real consideration on how he feels his body trends. A person knows how they feel, and, how much they see themselves going downhill.
The opt out this year was not because 25m/per was unpalatable, but because it was only 1 more year and he has concerns of a lesser contract as he gets yet another year older.
How much he thinks his age 35, 36, 37 seasons should be worth are where the total value of the next deal comes in.
If he signed for 4/100, his next deal after that may be worth only a couple million if the regression kicks into high gear.
Sometimes length has its own value
KnicksFanCavsFan
why would he take an average of $18 mil when he just peed out of a deal for $25 mil +?
my guess is he finds someone offering 4/$100 or 5/$140
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Why would someone offer him 5 * $28M when he just played for $30*1? It’s the same logic. If no one wanted to pay him last year, the same people won’t want to pay him this year.
“Why would he take an average of $18mil when he just peed out of a deal for $25 mi!?”
Because its the best offer? It may be a lower AAV, but best total guarantee? Mets have grown tired of his act, possibly, and teams don’t tend to budget heavily for 1B, and his ask removes many teams from bidding due to other needs being priority.
Crazy that Pete Alonso will be signing a deal just like last year’s right before spring training
2024 was his worst year this year he got his batting average up and hit like the 2021-2022 version we know
And he’s 1 year older okay lmao. I bet you were one of the Mets fans crying about his 2024 numbers saying no way they sign him he’s regressing, he is in a downward trend, his body isn’t built long term, then he comes out and plays all 162 again for his second consecutive year and puts together a monster season (Second Best From His Rookie Year) Not to mention he was the most consistent Mets hitter with RISP all year. If you’re a Mets fan you’re the type of fan that gives this team a bad name. Stop trying to nit pick every little thing. My bet is He’s going to get 5 years and hes going to get 28-30 AAV a year. You’re not going to replicate his production if you don’t sign A guy like Schwarber. Pete is home growned and has earned the contract this go around. Cohen pay the man his money.
If he gets away from Boras he will fare better cause owners refuse to work with Boras.
Good luck with that puff bear
I was thinking Care Bear
Slugs a lot Bear?
Nope, not 7 years, although I imagine he will get 5.
4/100mil with opt out after year 2 for motivation. Righty 1B/DH clubs can happily settle for less power at much lower price. FO’s well aware walk years are peak motivation as far as this past season.
Cws: that sounds completely fair for team and player. Which is why Boras / Alonso will reject it.
Walker got 3/$75m. Figure 3/$80m w/ opt-outs after year 1 and 2 front loaded works for Polar Bear.
Alonso’s probably going to sign with a team that needs a DH. His defense is not going to get better and he’s a liability at 1B. Maybe a team that has some time available at 1B as they slowly start using him at DH. The guy can definitely hit the ball though. Maybe 5/125.
But maybe he thinks he is a good enough fielder and takes pride in playing defense. Also some batters can’t handle being a full time DH for some reason.
And I am seeking a Victoria Secret model as my next wife. But not gonna happen!!
It could happen. You got game.
I think it’s far more likely you find what you’re seeking than Pete finds what he wants, but I wish you both luck in your quests.
I’m seeking a date with Sydney Sweeney and for Vince Vaughn to buy me lunch
Good Luck it’s not happening
Alonso has zero leverage, especially if he’s not willing to leave New York. That’s why he signed late last year. I honestly think he could be very dangerous in Boston
MLBnyy: he’s willing to leave New York for the right price
He might not leave NY but change leagues.
Yankees don’t need him
What makes you think he’s unwilling to leave NY?
Welcome to the Colorado Rockies
I wish. He would at least be entertaining to watch. Excluding the 2020 season, the guy AVERAGES over 40 homers per year. I would love to have that in the lineup every day.
The Rockies? Forget it.
The Rockies and Rangers, each make a lot of sense.
He will sign somewhere else while the Rockies are trying to select and sign a new GM.
Would definitely be interesting seeing him at Coors Field for 81 games a year.
A home run a game at Coors then another 10-15 on the road, that would be awesome and the Rockies would still end up in last place.
hiflew
I wish. He would at least be entertaining to watch.
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It’s not the ‘baseball’ decision I would make, but the idea has a lot of merit. He’ll make the Rox better, fits well, and the entertainment factor might help with attendance.
good luck with that…..sheesh
He could get 7 years at a reduced aav.
Someone would prob pay him 7/140 or so.
He isn’t getting 7/210 or something that big.
This has all the makings of a boras guy who sits waiting for a contract late into spring training.
Simm – I am catching up and typed in 7/140 above before I had made it down to you. No, he won’t take that AAV but his ability to get those later years with anticipated regression will be hard. For guys wanting to play into age 40, tacking on some years might be a way to guarantee hanging around – Hosmer got to play an extra year or so and a few other guys just because they were getting paid anyway (until they are finally told it’s better just to stay home!)
Yeah I don’t see 7/140, prob is you add 5m and you are looking at 7/175. Though maybe that’s actually about right.
I think he is gonna shoot for 7/210m. I don’t see this happening.
He will likely face a choice of total money vs aav.
Especially when most team’s that would do that are probably teams that may be pushing the tax lines.
Agree. I was being a little sarcastic on my comment by suggesting that at 5/140 just satisfy his desire for the 7 by making it 7/140.
I think he gets more than most on here think but no where near his opening target.
A lot of interesting FA scenarios out there.
Does Cease get the big contract after a down year?
HSK, Arreaz, Gallen, King (injury gets a shorter deal?)
There are a few big names (mainly due to opt outs) but I think the higher end taken is getting locked up earlier and FA is not what it used to be.
This may be one of the quieter less explosive hot stoves in years.
I don’t think cease is going to get a massive deal. I think he will either take a short deal with around a 30m aav or a deal in the 4-5/120-130m range.
King I think is in a very similar spot. If I was to place a bet on it my guess is king gets more than cease.
I wouldn’t be shocked if king for 5/150m. Meanwhile I think cease is in that 120m range.
Gallon looked pretty washed. I can see him taking a 1 year deal with an opt out. To try and return to form.
Arraez I see in the 3-30-36 range. HSK probably in that range as well. Maybe Kim gets up to 45m. Just because he plays a premium position.
I’ve actually been saying King gets more than DC all along as well. They each have positives and negatives but they don’t really match up for comparison sake. I guess just which set of parameters you want to rely on for your risk of $$.
@Simm Any GM who signs Alonso to a 7/175m deal deserves to be fired on the spot.
Even with salary inflation he somehow deserves a longer, bigger deal than HOFers Freddie Freeman and Paul Goldschmidt??
Check out the last 549 PA of Alonso’s season. His line was .253/311/485. He was basically Dave Kingman. He had a lucky April in 2025, and that was nearly all of his season.
He put up about 70% of his value in 2025 in the first five weeks. No wonder the Mets crashed and burned.
If some team is willing to give him 3/90-100 then it’s not impossible to see a team add in another 4/75-85 to lower is aav. It’s more likely he will find a deal around 5/125-140.
Think the issue with his contract is whether a team will pay for his age 36-37 season. Most won’t want to but would someone offer a 7 year deal to lower the overall aav. I think most would be in the 3/90m camp.
His problem is his market size. Mets, Red Sox, Padres, Phillies are about the only teams I see with any interest at his price. That’s why I said 7/140 if someone went that long of a deal. Teams are willing to add years to reduce aav. Especially tax paying teams. 7/175 I don’t see happening either unless 100m or something is deferred.
I promise you King is NOT getting $30 million avv not even close! He be lucky to secure 5/110 tops as he only pitched as a starter 2 years and has injury history
Ant – if you are referring to Simm, he was saying they about Cease not King.
What a horrible deal that would be for some team if he gets it.
In the words of Darryl Kerrigan: Tell him he’s dreaming!
Positional problems are a real factor for many teams. He’s not in the “not playable” category yet, but at some point he’s going to be a mostly DH and that diminishes his value substantially. Part of the math comes from figuring out when “unplayable” happens, because then you have to pay for a first baseman on top of his monster contract. Boras wants both years and a high AAV.. And, Alonso made $30.5M this year, and Boras will insist on no cut in salary. I can see an ask of 7 years, $35M, which will be beyond his value.
Boras is in control now. He knows how to play Cohen. He hosed him on Soto.
Rob
In what universe did Cohen get hosed on Soto? Soto’s 2025 average was slightly lower than expected and he had way more SBs than expected on 2025. I would not have made that signing if I was the Mets, but they got exactly what they expected in Soto so there is no way you could say that they got hosed.
He hosed him on Soto.
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I’m not a fan of Soto, but he had a 6.2 bWAR, and the NYMs increased attendance by 855k.
@robw
Boras sure didn’t hose anyone on Alonso. Sometimes, the ability to sell has everything to do with the product. The only one who got sold was Alonso believing Boras.
Pete just needs to learn to pitch like Ohtani. Problem solved!
I see Alonso having a new agent by spring training.
“Unplayable” happened on June 12, 2025.
News flash Boras does not insist on anything as he works for Alonso !!! Boris’s over shot his last free agency so now 2 yrs older he simply be lucky to get 5/125-135. He won’t top $30 million avv either on a 5 yr deal, maybe another 3/90
Who said Boras insisted on anything.? He is Alonso’s agent and advises him. Pete would be dumb to hire an agent and then not listen to the agent’s advice. In this case, it’s bad advice, however. Better.to go it alone and save the commission.
Lol…haha…lmao….LMFAO.
Dream on. Put the crackpipe down pete !
Meh 7 at 150 maybe but 4 at 100 is more realistic
4 at 100? Boras hangs up the phone on that.
Ding ding. Round 1.
Hope it’s a good contest with plenty of verbal jabs being thrown.
Fire up, Steve !
If this is accurate, he seems to be getting bad contract advice. If he didnt get it last year, why would he get it this year?
I agree that he is getting bad contract advice and will not get 7. But your question is woefully short-sighted. He had a much better year than last year, and also does not have the QO attached to him anymore. He will get more than last year. even if it is not 7 years.
@geofft It’s interesting to consider that Alonso’s slash line from May 6 2025 to the end of the season was no better than his seasonal slash lines from 2023-2024.
At 253/311/485 it was actually a little worse.
So—who wants to pay Alonso $150m-175m because he had a lucky April, where his BABIP those first five weeks was an unrepeatable. 371 versus a career figure to that point of .268?
Another way to slice the data is by fWAR. Pete was worth about 2.6 fWAR through May 5th, and 1.0 fWAR for May 6 – the end of the season.
That figures to be one ugly, ugly contract for a guy who spent most of the year hitting like Dave Kingman.
The fundamental problem for Alonso is that there aren’t many teams that can spend that way, and almost all of them have 1B/DH covered.
The Mets have Vientos and Soto. Yeah they could try to move them to defensive positions they’re worse at for Alonso, but they *need* improvement defensively more than anything.
The Yankees have Rice at 1B and Giancarlo at DH. Rice arguably is better now and is much younger.
The Red Sox have Casas but I guess could put Alonso at DH
The Dodgers have Freeman at 1B and Ohtani at DHm Not a fit.
The Rangers were big spenders but now that they lost their cable deal they’re suddenly worried about money and probably won’t be doling out that kind of contract.
Maybe the Cubs, Giants, or Angels will step up? They occasionally offer those kind of deals. The Giants also have Devers at 1B.
Good analysis! Best comment in this post.
Cubs have Michael Busch and Seiya Suzuki. They won’t be in the polar bear market.
You can never rule the Angels out from doing something stupid.
Col
Vientos had not proven himself to justify being a roadblock to Alonso. Soto will be able to play corner outfield for 4-5 more years before shifting to DH. I see no reason why both New Uork teams won’t consider Alonso. And yes, I could also see the Angels making a play.
Ben Rice, 26 HR, 133 wRC+, minimum pay is a pretty good reason.
Rice is a huge factor I agree. Stanton’s health is a factor.
Suppose Alonso plays 140 games at 1B and suppose
Stanton plays 89 games at DH. Rice could play 22 at 1B, 72 at DH, and 40 at catcher behinds Wells.
I still think Alonso is most likely to return to Mets, but I do see the Yankees also as a reasonable possibility.
I honestly don’t see a fit with the Yankees. Homeruns and runs scored weren’t the problem this year. Judge is 34 next season and will need to transition to 1B eventually. Re-signing Bellinger for OF/1B should be their priority if the price is right.
Judge will play OF longer than Giancarlo will be a DH.
I do agree that Bellinger fits a need better.
As long as he stays out of CF.
Judge also going to be moving to DH once Stanton’s contract up after 2027 the main reason Alonso not coming to Yankees. His big body will start wearing down in next yr or 2
Stop!!! Judge is NEVER going to 1B ever!
Even the Angels have a backlog at 1B/DH with Schanuel, Trout, and (for now) Soler.
Yes the Angels are extremely stupid, but even they wouldn’t sign someone that could block Trout from assuming the role of being the long term DH,
The Cubs would be more likely to spend on Bregman or Suarez, or on starting pitching. Busch has been fantastic and they have prospects ready to get a chance at DH in Caissie and Ballesteros.
Agree Cubs will try to add a number two starting pitcher. Not Tucker and not Alonso.
Depends on the AAV over 7 years. Plenty of other teams could afford that if it comes down closer to the QO value.
Devers can play third. Then Pete can play first. Chapman moves to short. Terrible defense but high powered offense.
And you’d do that in order to get Alonso into your lineup?
Pete Alonso?
You rate to lose about 35 runs on defense, or more than the average Alonso season is worth.
In addition to Devers, the Giants have one of the best prospects in baseball in Bryce Eldridge who they just called up and who is limited to 1B/DH. The chances of them pursuing Alonso are less than 0. The Cubs and Angels aren’t fits either given their clogged DH/1B situations.
But they could trade Eldridge or Chapman in order to find a place for Alonso. I know it’s stupid but it could happen.
Yeah and the Dodgers could trade Freeman to make room for Alonso and the Cubs could trade Busch to make room for Alonso and the Jays could trade Springer to make room for Alonso but none of those things are going to happen.
Nah Dodgers would not trade Freeman but they could move him to a different position like third or LF. Which does not make sense but Betts at SS doesn’t either. And just cause the Dodgers don’t need a player doesn’t mean they won’t sign a guy to keep him away from another team or if he is an improvement over what they have.
The Dodgers don’t have a spot for him. If he can pitch middle relief that would be cool. Pinch hit pitcher in the 6th.
Because some people can’t figure out the Dodgers spend money on needs. We needed relief help after the world series run so we signed what at the time were the two best available relief arms.
Dodgers aren’t going to sign a DH because we can get a good deal. Unless we can trade that player for more pitching or prospects lol.
Is he willing to leave New York this time around? Every team knew last winter he only wanted to play for the Mets and it severely hampered any leverage he had.
With Guerrero staying in Toronto that took out one team that may have been interested. The Mets of course will be in the discussion. The Yankees may lose almost 80 Home Runs from their lineup and may also get in the mix. If Bregman opts out in Boston i could see the Red Sox at least kick the tires. You can’t rule out the Phillies but after them who’s left? Dodgers are out, Angels should probably be too. Cubs? Orioles? Mariners? Padres?
The first week or so of the season the Yankees hit a ton of homers with the Torpedo bats and I heard they were easy to win the World Series. What happened there?
Wow I forgot all about the torpedo bat craze
The first week of the season most people were favoring the Dodgers not the Yankees. The Yankees were a good not great team that had a good not great season.
He still should’ve taken that extension! He’s not worth more than $25 mil AAV and no one’s giving him more than 3 years.
Someone will give him more than three years.
I think there would be a few teams that’d happily sign him for four years, with maybe some going five- being the trendy thing is to add that extra year to bring down the AAV. But, I’d be stunned if anyone exceeded five years on the offer.
He’ll end up beating the initial extension offer.
Goodluck
A 7 year deal lmao. He’s lucky to get the 3 year deal he’ll end up with
Three year? Thats comedy. He is gong to screw the Mets over. He wont take small money.
Mets don’t want him back. They will move on
7 yrs? LOL
7 years – lol. Come on Pete
Zero chance at 7. Sucks to be a power hitting corner infielder who will probably move to DH before it’s all said and done. I do like the player a lot. I’d be surprised if he gets 100. Unless he is willing to go somewhere he does not want to be.
5/150 and have a nice day.
Much as I would love to have that bat in Baltimore, I don’t think that happens. I can see him getting a 4 yr deal with maybe a team/player option for a fifth year. He’s definitely going to get paid, maybe just not for the length he wants. And good for him when he does get paid, Dude plays damn near every game hes been in the league, I for one cannot tell you how great an ability, “availability” is nowadays.
This would mean giving up on Mayo – not sure Os will do that
You’re right about that. Personally I’m a coin flip on whether Mayo makes the most of his talent and opportunity. Not that he currently has a ton of trade value, but if trading him did help bring in another top of rotation arm and allow you to grab someone like Alonso, I’m all for it. That scenario is very far fetched though for numerous reasons. Mayo started to show some life at the very tail end of the season, though it was with a ridiculous .386 BAbip. I want to hope he can turn the corner, but I also can’t trust Elias to make other winning moves to allow him the opportunity after last off season.
Why would the O’s sign another O’Neill?
Oof I feel insulted for Alonso for that comparison lol. But for real at least Alonso can stay on the field and produce consistently. But if the point you’re making is signing another potentially bad contract I can see what you are saying. But this team needs a definite quality hitter, I don’t really care where we get it as long as we do get it.
“Availability” for players over 30 isn’t a plus—it’s vanity.
You don’t get better results playing 162 games than you get from 150–you get worse as an older player.
I mean I see what you’re saying. But brother, tell that to the team that only got 149+ games from only 2 damn position players on the roster.
Sorry for the double response but its actually even worse than 149+.
baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/2025.shtml. Its literally only 2 guys over 95+ games (?).
pass.
Hitting is back at a premium and that’s why he can ask for the moon. Turner won the NL: batting title with .304, Bichette finished second AL with .311…
Any lineup is better with him in it and there’s more $$ than ever sloshing around. He’ll fall short only if he gets too many option years. Pro hitters are harder and harder to find. Pitcher’s league now.
Where did all this extra money sloshing around come from? It certainly wasn’t from broadcast rights.
You’re right. Hitting was SO out of vague until now.
Hope the Mets do this!!!!!(Braves fan)
Can’t see him getting 7 years, but, who knows?
Yea, pass.
I still think he works out really well in Baltimore. The need for a legit RH power bat is there, offensive improvement above Mountcastle (likely a non tender candidate) and he can cycle between 1B and DH, with Basallo getting reps at first when he is the DH. The RH power makes too much sense in the left heavy lineup.
The only way it’s a 7 year deal is front loaded with opt outs after years 2 and 3 or something like that, so that there is enough incentive for him to opt out if still performing well enough to justify a higher AVV and also offers the club some what of an easier contract to digest with lower annual salary towards the end if his production drops drastically.
Chris Davis 2.0
Arte Moreno ready to pay, what could go wrong
I will use this post to thank all parks and stadiums that their fans do NOT participate in waving towels. Thank you for your consideration.
Carry on.
He had a nice year – terrible first baseman – needs to be a DH – right handed hitting DHs dont get 7 years. He should have taken the deal Cohen offered at the end of last year.
The Angels will gladly overpay him, but they’ll still lose 90 games.
IS Freeman a future HOF ‘r?
What about Goldschmidt?
Hoof
Freeman punched his ticket to baseball HOF with 2024 WS MVP and home run off Nestor Cortes. I think Freddie will stick around four more years and get to 3000 hits. But if he quits this year, Freddie is still in. I think that Votto and Goldie also make it, but those two are more borderline.
Both, and Pete doesn’t deserve their deals.
That’s a lot of years for a DH. If he wants 7 years that average per year is going g to be low. It’s bad enough he can barely play the field, now pay him to be Dave Kingman?
As valuable as Pete’s bat is, his defense is just putrid and his throwing errors murdered Kodai Senga and the same almost happened to Nolan McLean. Stearns has been pretty vocal about fixing the defense this winter and honestly, as “irreplaceable” as Pete’s bat can be at times for the Mets, I think I’d rather see them get Bregman for 3B and Naylor for 1B.
Maybe by some stroke of luck Pete falls back into our hands after everyone passes up on him (…again..), but I’d really wish he’d agree to DH. We’re entering year 5 of the universal DH and the Mets have had a revolving door of garbage platoon bats who haven’t done anything. If Pete could take one for the team and just be our 24/7 DH while someone like Naylor plays first with a brain, I would be ecstatic.
Didn’t realize O’Hearn was a free agent when I wrote this. He might be a better option defensively
I was hoping the Mets would go after O’Hearn at the trade deadline as a DH. He’s definitely a better 1B option defensively.
Pete’s going to get 4 yrs/$120M. Whether it’s from the Mets or another team is TBD.
4 years/$120M maybe 5 years/$140M but no way he gets 7 years, even at a massive discount AAV.
I would be ok with it if the Red Sox traded Yoshida and another outfielder.Alonzo could play first base when Casas(First Baseman choice) sits.Otherwise no.I do not want him as a full time first baseman.I wan’t a good fielder(who can hit).The defense is needed.Funny though,how many of the errors Devers had were because of a lousy defensive first baseman.
I can see him going to the Yankees
7 years $7M at Syracuse NBT!
Mets DH Insurance Policy!
I love Pete but he gets no offers for over 4 years from any team. Boras is old and crazy at this point. 4 years 132 million with an option for a 5th at 35 is his best chance. Mets go after this Japanese kid and if he’s a miss they have The kid in triple A that mashes and can play outfield. It’s better to miss on a young talent that can be traded than stuck with Anthony Rendon..
I would love the Mets to resign Pete, but not at 7 years. Don’t think he will get more than 4 guaranteed years. Maybe club or mutual option for a fifth year. Don’t think he will reach 30 million aav either.
Quite frankly, Pete defense has worsened. He ruined Senga (with his high throw) for the second half.
Huh, I’ve been wrong about these things before but I just can’t see more than 4/100. Then again I only pegged Soto for like 12/500, so missed that by a bit.
Simply put, Alonso is a DH. He deserves DH $$$ and years only.
Alonso isn’t getting more than 5 years from anyone.
Only a few contenders will go after Alonso and Schwarber, I don’t think they get long term deals..
He’s still a solid contributor, but he’ll be lucky to get 4 years. It’s just the nature of how teams evaluate players, especially with his specific skillset.
Having Juan Soto in the lineup greatly helped him pad his stats. He is one dimensional player but excellent at what he does driving in runs and hitting homers. Best comps are Richie Sexton and Adam Dunn. Any GM that gives him more than 4 years will regret it especially since he has 1-2 more years of playing the infield before converting to DH. 4/$130 is the right contract for him.
Any team willing to meet such request better watch out along with Alonso himself. He has never been injured and probably has played more games than any player since his debut. Such a contract could turn him into the next Anthony Rendon or Mike Trout, hurt and bad when able to play or only good when able to play.
5/140 is my guess, from the Mets
He needs to sign with the first team to offer him five years. Seven? smh
Maybe if he gets an offer in the ballpark of what he wants, he should take it this time
Good luck getting 7 years, I would offer 5/$150, but being a DH after year 1 of the contract so they can bring up Clifford in 2027.
Did Mike Puma name a source or in any way substantiate how he knows this? Because this is what NY sports writers do: write a sensationalized headline to get clicks and comments. And the fans get excited and just eat it up without thinking.
5/140 maybe with a stupid opt out after 3 and team option for year 6 at about 25 mil or $10 mil buyout.
The chance of a team exercising a 25m option on a 36 year old alonso (who will have been out of baseball for two years by then) has to be around zero.
What did the pundits say last year at this time? Anyone predict his pillow contract?
5/160 with a $40M club option for 2031, a $15M player option, or a $5M buyout
He’s asking for what the market is going for, kind hope he can stay with the Mets, if they can sign a guy for $750mil that doesn’t hustle to first base and has a weak arm in right field, the should have no trouble keeping the Polar Bear……
Have to remember that changes could be coming in new bargaining agreement that impact club’s willingness to spend large amounts on single player. That could impact both club and his thinking on this deal.
Most people are misunderstanding the question of Alonso signing with the Mets
They’re not signing Pete Alonso, they’re signing the upgrade he represents—for example—over Ryan Clifford.
At age 31 after a lucky age 30 season Pete projects to put up about 2.5 bWAR, while Clifford in 2026 in MLB projects to about 1.5 bWAR. Hell, you could even put Brett Baty at 1B and figure on 2.0 – 2.5 bWAR over a 150 game season.
Compared to a 6/150m contract, the cost of that 1 bWAR upgrade over Clifford is $149m and a 5-year commitment after 2026 to Alonso’s decline phase as he rates to get worse every single year from 2027 through 2031.
—As for RBIs, they’re a team-dependent stat. Forget RBIs. Wilmer Flores would have driven in 120 hitting behind Soto, Lindor, and Marte/Nimmo.
—-Pete from May 6, 2025 through the end of the season: .253/.311/.485 in 459 PA. Forget his lucky April and his fluke .371 BABIP through May 5th. Now downgrade that for being one more year removed from his peak.
It’ll be interesting to see if Stearns walks, should Cohen try to force Alonso’s signing.
Lol, good luck. NOT gonna happen.
JackStawb, Stearns is going nowhere, and Cohen isn’t going to force him into this signing. Cohen acknowledged last winter that he was exhausted by the negotiations with Boras, he’s not going to do that again, all time team HR leader or not.
I like Pete, but…
If Pete and Boras take a hard line on 7 years they just signed his separation papers with the Mets and gave them a convenient excuse to move on.
They most likely won’t be able to replace his bat for the next two years, but if they can find a better fielding first baseman who can hit 20 HRs and 30 doubles they won’t be that much off, especially with Lindor and Soto at the top of the lineup in front of someone.
Even without the QO I don’t see a big market for his services, especially with Boras demands.
The only way I see him returning to the Mets is on a 4 year deal at the most. If the Mets pivot to someone else like Naylor or O’Hearn early before prices go up, I think that his market craters and he’ll be out there until Spring Training. Just like last year, the Mets are his primary option. If they go away early, he’s begging for a job.
Is there any greedier sport than baseball? I mean, with people opting out even though they presumably want to continue playing for the same team etc?