With Jack Flaherty recently coming off the board to the Detroit Tigers in free agency, the top two free agents left on the market are Alex Bregman and Pete Alonso, and there isn’t a close third-place player.
Bregman’s market is still quite hot. The infielder is likely to land a deal worth north of $150 million, but Alonso’s market isn’t quite the same.
The slugger likely won’t land a deal worth $100 million or more. His best current offer is rumored to be worth around $70 million over three years.
Content creator Robbie Hyde recently suggested Alonso is likely headed back to the Mets. He listed one more free agent for each team in the league to sign and Alonso was his decision for the Mets.
“For the Mets, I have Pete Alonso. Can we just get this done?” Hyde asked. “He’s a homegrown talent, fan-favorite, and they need his power bat in the middle of the order with Juan Soto.”
It seems inevitable that Alonso returns to the Mets at this point. His agent, Scott Boras, played the waiting game and the league passed him by. Alonso will now suffer the impact of being the last first baseman off the board, which is going to lead to a contract much smaller than he reportedly wanted.
There’s an off chance Alonso takes a shorter deal with a team like the Cincinnati Reds in an attempt to slug a lot of home runs and enter free agency again next offseason. It’s not the most likely option, but it’s a rumor swirling around.
The Mets are still the heavy favorites to land him.
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