It seems the Pete Alonso period in Queens is coming to an finish. Andy Martino of SNY reported this afternoon that the Mets expect Alonso to sign elsewhere and have begun to show their consideration to different pursuits.
Reporting has supplied totally different particulars on the course of Alonso’s conversations with the Mets. After initially dealing with a niche on contract size, the edges just lately turned their consideration to a shorter-term association. That a lot appears undisputed.
Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon of The Athletic wrote that Alonso and his representatives on the Boras Company pitched the Mets a three-year cope with a excessive annual wage and a number of opt-out possibilities. Rosenthal and Sammon report that the group countered with a three-year time period that Alonso declined. Joel Sherman and Dan Martin of The New York Post write that the Mets’ counteroffer included opt-outs. Sherman and Martin report that the group’s supply got here with an general assure within the $68M-$70M vary — a “last-ditch effort” — which Alonso discovered unsatisfactory.
Whether or not the Mets’ supply included opt-outs or not, it clearly was to not Alonso’s liking. It now appears he’ll be transferring on, although the Mets haven’t pushed all their chips in to another goal but. New York agreed to deliver again Jesse Winker on a $7.5M deal. He’ll slot in at designated hitter and/or as a left-handed bench bat. If Alonso certainly walks, New York will most likely transfer Mark Vientos to first base and permit Brett Baty, Ronny Mauricio and Luisangel Acuna battle for reps at third base.
The Post’s Jon Heyman writes that the Mets at the moment are “closely centered” on including to the bullpen. Sammon tied them to prime free-agent reliever Tanner Scott final week. Including a high-leverage arm in entrance of star nearer Edwin Díaz is smart. A left-hander could be an apparent match contemplating Danny Younger is the one southpaw within the bullpen in the intervening time. Scott is excess of a situational matchup choice, however he has definitely proven himself able to attacking the most effective left-handed hitters within the sport.
