With spring training a month away, reports indicate the New York Mets want slugging first baseman Pete Alonso to agree to a new contract or they will move on.
Pete Alonso reportedly turned down the New York Mets' counteroffer in free agency. Per The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon, Alonso's camp proposed
“The Mets made what they perceived as a last-ditch effort to sign Pete Alonso by offering him a three-year contract in the $68 million-$70 million range, and when that was rejected, began their pivot away from their slugging first baseman, The Post has learned.”
On Thursday, Joel Sherman of The New York Post revealed that the Mets offered Alonso a three-year contract in the $68 million-$70 million range. After the four-time All-Star rejected it, they set their sights on adding a top-tier reliever and potentially executing a trade for Toronto Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
The Pete Alonso era in Queens appears to have come to an end as the New York Mets were unable to come to a contract agreement with him.
As the MLB offseason continues, the Mets, led by owner Steve Cohen, appear to be pivoting, with free agent Pete Alonso likely not returning.
Pete Alonso's time may be nearing an end as the two sides are not close to an agreement on the slugger's next contract.
Pete Alonso's tenure with the New York Mets appears to be over after six seasons as the team is reportedly pivoting away from him.
Re-signing outfielder Jesse Winker can't be the only trick the Mets have up their sleeves, though. If they aren't planning to bring Alonso back, there has to be a Plan B that allo
With time running out on negotiations between the Mets and first baseman Pete Alonso, another big-name slugger was floated as a possibility to occupy first in Queens.
The Mets are bringing back one favorite while rumors and reports about another seem to be changing by the hour. Pending a physical, Jesse Winker is coming back to the Mets on a one-year contract, $8 million contract with incentives,