Let’s check out Pete Alonso’s free company.
At the start of the offseason, Alonso had an aggressive market, but it surely wasn’t as aggressive as he might have favored. There have been a variety of groups fascinated about him regardless of the rumored $200 million price ticket. The incumbent New York Mets led the pack.
After Juan Soto signed with the Mets, Alonso’s market shifted a bit. Mets proprietor Steve Cohen simply paid Soto practically $800 million, so it might be robust to win one other bidding warfare for Alonso.
The Washington Nationals, Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros, New York Yankees, and quite a few different groups had been reportedly fascinated about Alonso as effectively.
His market has now dwindled to close nothing.
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The Mets stay in pursuit, however seemingly not on the $200 million price ticket Alonso reportedly wished in November.
The Astros signed free agent Christian Walker, which took them out of the sweepstakes. The Nationals traded for Texas Rangers first baseman Nathaniel Lowe and the Yankees signed Paul Goldschmidt. Each of these suitors are out as effectively.
This leaves the Mets and the Mariners with a really small likelihood that one other group enters the race late.
Might the Mariners truly steal Alonso from the Mets?
The reply to that query is a really stunning sure. It’s attainable, but it surely’s not going. For the Mariners to steal Alonso, they would wish to supply him effectively over $150 million.
If Seattle presents him within the vary of $180 million to $200 million, it is unlikely Mets proprietor Steve Cohen is keen to match that. Cohen would seemingly pivot to including one other nook infielder, doubtlessly St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado.
Admittedly, the Mariners do not have an important shot to drag this off, however it’s attainable. As of Monday, I might say it is an 80 p.c likelihood Alonso returns to the Mets, 19 p.c likelihood the Mariners steal him, and a one p.c likelihood he bolts to a darkish horse group.
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