Chaos! Metz Alonso virtually broke up, returned to Plan B, TOR Blgegegeju + Alonso twin guns ambition revealed
Jan 17, 2025
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SNY reporter Andy Martino said on the 17th (Korea time) 'The Mets have returned to Plan B after Alonso. Now they are strongly considering the conclusion that Alonso will sign with another club'The Mets have signed Jesse Winker today and will bring in an additional top-class bullpen pitcher'
The Mets agreed to renew the contract with Winker, an internal FA outfielder, on the condition of $7.5 million for a year and $1.5 million in incentives. Winker moved from the Washington Nationals to the Mets through a trade last summer. In 44 games for the Mets, he batted .243 with three home runs, 13 RBIs, and an OPS of 0.683 and his season performance was .253 (109 hits in 430 times at bat) in 145 games, 14 homers, 58 RBIs, and an OPS of 0.764.
Local media interpreted that the Mets' catch of Winker means that they have closed the negotiation window with Alonso. Martino believes it has moved on to 'Plan B'.
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However, since there are teams in the market that want Alonso other than the Mets, it seems more likely that the two sides will break up as it is. The Athletic said on the day that at least two clubs are in contact with AlonsoOne team could be the Toronto Blue Jays, the other unknown, but recently connected to Alonso, the San Francisco Giants or the Los Angeles Angels, he said.
Attention is focused on Toronto's move because of big guns first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Guerrero will become an FA after this season. It is a big shot with a ransom of at least $400 million or more than $500 million. Toronto offered Guerrero an extension contract this offseason, but negotiations reportedly fell through because Guerrero did not accept it.
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In other words, interest in Alonso is a plan to build Guerrero and Alonso 'Double Po'. This is why some predict that the value of Alonso will only increase, given that the Mets hope for a double shot of Soto and Alonso.
Alonso's agent Scott Boras recently proposed amendments as negotiations with the Mets stalled. It is a condition that the right to opt out after the first and second seasons is attached to the contract period of three years. The three-year guarantee is reported to be $93.3 million, which means the negotiations have effectively ended when the Mets rejected the offer.
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Alonso hit a career-high 586 RBIs from his debut in 2019 to last year, ranking No. 1 overall in RBIs during the same period. In 2019, he became the NL Rookie of the Year by hitting 53 home runs, and continued his heyday with 40 home runs-131 RBIs in 2022 and 46 home runs-118 RBIs in 2023. However, despite playing in all 162 games last year, OPS has only marked a career-low 0.788 with 34 home runs and 88 RBIs, failing to achieve the desired contract in the FA market.
Earlier, Alonso was offered a seven-year, $158 million extension by the Mets in June 2023, but had refused.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
