Ken Rosenthal predicts Pete Alonso, Mets contract

Although he was the star in which he is The New York Mets built their last few teams competing, the top seed Pete Alonso he still remains a free agent. He recently turned 30 and is one of the best strikers in the big leagues. With outfielder Juan Soto now calling Citi Field home and superstar Francisco Lindor also locked in at shortstop, there may not be room on the Mets payroll. However, The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal argued potential contract that New York could offer its current first baseman.

“Here’s Alonso’s contract prediction if the Mets take him up on Boras’ three-year opt-out offer, offer confirmed The AthleticWill Sammon: Three years, $93.3 million, with an extension that will lower today’s contract value,” Rosenthal wrote in his column Saturday. Why $93.3 million? Because an average annual value of $31.1 million would set the record for a first baseman, beating out Miguel Cabrera’s $31 million AAV in his eight-year, $248 million extension with the Detroit Tigers that ran from 2016-23. in his age 33 to 40 seasons. Alonso is not a future Hall of Famer like Cabrera, but he is three years younger than Cabrera was at the start of that contract. Plus, that contract was agreed 11 years ago. Agents, including Alonso’s representative, Boras, routinely try to establish some sort of record in contract negotiations.

Alonso has said in the past that he would like to stay in Queens. Keeping him would also make a lot of sense, as it would give the Mets a power trio of Soto, Lindor and Alonso to lead their offense. The key is price: With the exorbitant salaries already being paid to Lindor and Soto, owner Steve Cohen should to reach into his wallet once more. Will he do it? Or will President of Baseball Operations David Stearns and the Mets look elsewhere?

Will Pete Alonso return to the Mets?

The fit makes sense. It almost makes too much sense. However, the price might be too high. They need more talent in their starting rotation, as they lack ace-level talent. Free agents like Jack Flaherty and Rocky Sasaki could solve that problem, but it would take more money. And that’s money that he wouldn’t go to Alonso. That could potentially lead him to leave Citi Field for greener pastures.

Those pastures could be Wrigley Field, where the Cubs have had a gaping hole at first base since Anthony Rizzo was traded to the New York Yankees a few years ago. It could also be T-Mobile Field, where the Seattle Mariners need more offense to match what could be the best pitching staff in the game. Other teams are likely involved in the former New York Met prospect. Will Alonso return? to the Big Apple? Or will his free agency saga end with him wearing a new set of team colors?