Give Pete the Deal on the Table - Now!

In a desperate move to maintain the appearance of being the top players agent, it was rumored that Scott Boras has offered the Mets the opportunity to sign Pete Alonso to a three-year, $93.3MM contract, with deferrals and opt-outs, giving Alonso a $31.1MM AAV. Such a deal you never saw coming.

 

It is substantially less than the five or six year deal Pete was looking for. But it is a deal which both sides can live with, and Boras gets to save face, even though he actually failed his client.

Pete will assuredly hit 40+ home runs this year, cementing his legacy as the greatest Mets’ home run hitter, since Darryl Strawberry. And of course, The Straw will be on hand when his record is broken, probably in August.

And if Alonso does this, he will probably opt out and renegotiate the longer contract he really wants, just like Yoenis Cespedes did after the 2015 season. He had a $110.5MM contract with an opt-out after 2016, and stayed through 2020.

But Pete is also of a different quality of character than Cespedes was, too. Pete has played hurt, came back early from injury and even played injured after being involved in a serious automobile accident. Cespedes, on the other hand, sat around in 2017 thru 2019, on and off the injury list, and left the team after eight games during Covid.

The Mets need to do right by Pete Alonso, since, for the last six seasons, Pete did more than right by the Mets. Give him the deal offered on the table now. And see how the results play out.

If the Mets win the Series with Pete, then we can worry about the 2026 season in November. And revisit this again next off-season. Perhaps with a different agent than Boras, WORKING for Pete.

Meanwhile, the fan base will be happy that the Mets came to their senses for THIS year.