Polar Bear Gets 78.1 Billion+Optout for 2 Years and Decides to Re-Fake FA Successfully Establish New York M Soto + Alonso Double Four
Feb 06, 2025
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FA Pete Alonso has decided to stay with the New York Mets. It's like bowing to the Mets' firm stance.
MLB.com said on the 6th (Korean time) that Pete Alonso's decision, which was agonizing over whether to return to the Mets or not, came to a conclusion. Alonso agreed to remain at Flushing (Cityfield location) through a short-term contract, saying the terms of the contract are $54 million (W78.1 billion) for two years and can exercise the opt-out right after this season.
The three-month tug-of-war from early November last year ended with the Mets' victory. In Game 3 of the wild card series against the Milwaukee Brewers last year, 'Hero', who hit a superior come-from-behind three-run home run from Devin Williams, the strongest closer, fell to his knees in the top of the ninth inning, trailing 0-2.
Alonso was selected as the biggest fish among first basemen in the FA market. Leading local media predicted that a long-term contract of more than $125 million for more than five years would be possible. ESPN expected $159 million for six years, FanGraphs expected $140 million for seven years, The Athletics expected $140 million for five years, and MLBTR expected $125 million for five years.
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However, when things didn't work out, Alonso offered the Mets a three-year contract that included an opt-out clause in the new year. The guaranteed amount is reported to be $93.3 million, which the Mets rejected and proposed a three-year, $68 million to $70 million with an opt-out. However, as the negotiations fell apart, it seemed to be going into the process of breaking up.
Around this time, as it was known that the Toronto Blue Jays were in contact with Alonso, it was predicted that they were trying to build a 'double gun' with the existing Vladimir Guerrero Jr. But Toronto didn't move easily either. In the end, Alonso accepted the Mets' final offer.
Alonso was offered a seven-year, $158 million contract by the Mets in June 2023. However, he immediately refused, having emerged as the best slugger in the National League by hitting 40 home runs and 131 RBIs in 2022. Since then, negotiations on the extension contract have not taken place between the two sides.
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Success stories are Blake Snell and Matt Chapman, who signed with the San Francisco Giants a year ago. Snell signed a two-year, $62 million contract and Chapman signed a three-year, $54 million contract, before successfully completing a season and hitting the jackpot. Snell signed a five-year, $182 million contract with the Dodgers after he became an FA by invoking the opt-out right this offseason, and Chapman extended his contract for a large amount of $US151 million for six years toward the end of last year's season.
The Mets succeeded in sinking Alonso, which allowed them to raise the weight of the lineup to the fullest. The Mets, who have built their target Juan Soto and Alonso, plan to challenge the NL champion with a solid starting rotation and stable defense.
Alonso joined the Mets in the second round of the 2016 draft and made his major league debut in 2019, hitting 53 home runs and 120 RBIs to become the NL Rookie of the Year, and has been absolutely loved by New York fans as a franchise star. However, even after playing in all 162 games last year, his value fell due to his worst performance since his debut with a batting average of 0.240 with 34 home runs, 88 RBIs and an OPS of 0.788 .
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
