Lower than 24 hours after New York Giants icon Tiki Barber publicly suggested free-agent first baseman Pete Alonso to present the New York Mets a “hometown low cost” to return to what’s been the one MLB dwelling of Alonso’s profession final week, MLB Community analyst Jim Duquette reported that Alonso’s camp supplied the Mets a three-year deal that included a number of opt-outs.
Throughout Tuesday’s episode of the “Foul Territory TV” program, Duquette defined why the 2 sides have not but put pen to paper on an settlement.
“It has been a staredown…with the Mets and Pete,” Duquette stated, as shared by Grant Younger of Sports activities Illustrated. “As a result of there’s some uncertainty that there are lots of suitors for him proper now. A variety of the primary base choices are closed.”
Duquette was referencing how quite a few groups beforehand linked with Alonso have already addressed first base through different transactions, leaving the 30-year-old with out a plethora of life like touchdown spots. No matter agent Scott Boras did and/or did not anticipate Alonso would obtain this winter, it is now clear the 2 have altered their asking value amid negotiations with the Mets.
“I might be actually shocked if Pete wasn’t again with [the Mets],” Duquette added. “However if you begin to see the market go in that route, I feel David Stearns is among the brilliant[est] presidents of baseball operations within the sport, and he realizes he would not should bid towards himself proper now. There aren’t lots of suitors that it will appear Pete needs to play for. I feel Steve Cohen might have to ultimately leap in on this one. I feel that is why it has been held up at this level nonetheless, and till, I feel Steve Cohen might have to leap in on this.”
As Sports activities Illustrated’s Pat Ragazzo famous, it was Cohen who closed the deal that resulted within the Mets buying All-Star outfielder Juan Soto earlier within the offseason. SNY’s Andy Martino reported Tuesday night that “there stays a niche that’s pretty important between the Mets and Pete Alonso,” so Duquette could also be proper about Cohen having to be the one that closes that hole earlier than spring coaching begins.
“Whereas folks have been bending over backward to attempt to discover a touchdown spot for Pete Alonso that is not the Mets, they continue to be by far essentially the most logical touchdown spot,” SNY’s Danny Abriano wrote for a chunk revealed Monday.
That is all properly and good, however there is not any signal the “Polar Bear” is all that near receiving a short-term contract from the Mets that features the typical annual worth he needs.
