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Might Mets’ $150 Million Slugger Pete Alonso Betray New York For AL Contender?

By Zach Pressnell has experience covering all major US sports at the professional and collegiate levels. He’s worked/works for FanSided, Blog Red Machine, The Game Haus, Bethany College Athletics, and the Bethany College online newspaper, He graduated from Bethany College (WV) with a degree in Communications and Media Arts, specializing in Sports Journalism. Pressnell was

Might Mets’ $150 Million Slugger Pete Alonso Betray New York For AL Contender?

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Zach Pressnell has expertise protecting all main US sports activities on the skilled and collegiate ranges. He is labored/works for FanSided, Weblog Pink Machine, The Recreation Haus, Bethany Faculty Athletics, and the Bethany Faculty on-line newspaper, He graduated from Bethany Faculty (WV) with a level in Communications and Media Arts, specializing in Sports activities Journalism. Pressnell was additionally a four-year member of the baseball crew the place he earned himself All-PAC recognition as a pitcher (and a cool Tommy John surgical procedure scar). Now, Pressnell makes a speciality of NFL and MLB protection for SI and Newsweek amongst others. Discover him on Twitter/X @zpretzel



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Let’s check out Pete Alonso’s free company.

In the beginning of the offseason, Alonso had an aggressive market, however it wasn’t as aggressive as he might have preferred. There have been a number of groups taken with 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 almost $800 million, so it might be powerful to win one other bidding battle for Alonso.

The Washington Nationals, Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros, New York Yankees, and quite a few different groups have been reportedly taken with Alonso as properly.

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His market has now dwindled to close nothing.

New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 16: Pete Alonso #20 of the New York Mets warms up earlier than Recreation Three of the Nationwide League Championship Collection towards the Los Angeles Dodgers at Citi Subject on…

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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 properly.

This leaves the Mets and the Mariners with a really small probability that one other crew 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 doable, however it’s unlikely. For the Mariners to steal Alonso, they would want to supply him properly over $150 million.

If Seattle provides him within the vary of $180 million to $200 million, it is unlikely Mets proprietor Steve Cohen is prepared to match that. Cohen would seemingly pivot to including one other nook infielder, doubtlessly St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado.

Admittedly, the Mariners haven’t got an amazing shot to drag this off, however it’s doable. As of Monday, I’d say it is an 80 % probability Alonso returns to the Mets, 19 % probability the Mariners steal him, and a one % probability he bolts to a darkish horse crew.

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