To no one's surprise, Scott Boras has responded to the New York Mets playing hardball with Pete Alonso by cranking the rumor mill into overdrive, with the Toronto Blue Jays serving as bait.
Pete Alonso, New York Mets
It feels like a Mets team hoping to build on last year will be incomplete without Pete Alonso at first. But David Stearns can’t be swayed by that.
By now one would hope Pete Alonso has finally gotten the memo: The Mets never wanted him back. That’s why they never budged off their three-year offer in the $70 million range to him when he and his agent Scott Boras continued to push,
The New York Mets still need to fill a hole at first base. If they won't do it by signing Pete Alonso, could veteran Anthony Rizzo be a realistic pivot?
Not every Mets fan loves Steve Cohen. Longtime — and he’d add long-suffering — Mets fan Joe Benigno ripped the Mets owner for why Pete Alonso has not re-signed with the team and seemingly is headed elsewhere in free agency.
Veteran slugger Pete Alonso remains a free agent without a team one month away from Spring Training, with analyst Joel Sherman delivering a harsh reality on his position.
With plenty of room left in the budget and a need to improve the roster, the Mets will not wait forever for resolution on Pete Alonso.
Joe Benigno blames Steve Cohen for the Mets and Pete Alonso not coming to an agreement, and questions whether the owner truly has a feel for the fanbase.
They came into the offseason looking for far more than it appears that David Stearns and Steve Cohen want to offer ... leverage play with Mets all but confirmed by latest Blue Jays-Pete Alonso rumor.
NEW YORK – Left-hander A.J. Minter and the New York Mets finalized a two-year contract on Thursday. Minter can opt out after the 2025 World Series and become a free agent again. The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported.
There can be no question, now or ever, how much the Mets needed Pete Alonso on Oct. 3 in Milwaukee during Game 3 of their National League Wild Card series against the Brewers, when they were down, 2-0,