The Mets' newly secured deal with Pete Alonso, a two-year, $54 million agreement with an opt-out after 2025, does not guarantee long-term resolution for the team at first base. With Vladimir Guerrero Jr. entering free agency after the 2025 season, the Mets could find themselves eyeing Guerrero as a replacement should Alonso opt out. Guerrero, a young slugger poised for a potentially record-setting contract, could become an essential target for the Mets' future, contingent on the Blue Jays' ability to retain him before the impending deadline.
Even after the Mets' reunion with Pete Alonso, they could still be back to square one - and still in the market for a first baseman - next offseason.
But if Alonso opts out of his deal, Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns could decide to pursue Guerrero, who will only be 26 years old and falls in the category of player Stearns tends to chase with long-term deals.
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