"Pete Alonso's prospects heading into free agency are much better than last winter. Maybe that's why he was so hasty to tell the world that he was opting out of the final year of his contract, worth $24 million, just minutes after the New York Mets' spectacular collapse and postseason miss was complete on Sunday. The 30-year-old slugging first baseman batted a career-best .272 with 38 home runs and 126 RBI,"
"Only the Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays, and San Francisco Giants were linked to him, and they didn't offer the long-term, big-money deal just like the Mets that Alonso and his agent, Scott Boras, were looking for. The majority of those teams could be back in the mix, minus the Blue Jays, who extended Vladimir Guerrero Jr. with a 14-year, $500 million extension. The Arizona Diamondbacks could be in the mix, the Washington Nationals could re-enter the fray as they did last winter,"
Pete Alonso opted out of the final year of a $24 million contract immediately after the Mets' postseason miss. He produced a career-best .272 average with 38 homers and 126 RBI, rebounding from a career-low .788 OPS the prior season. Only a handful of teams were linked previously, and those offers lacked the long-term, big-money guarantees Alonso and agent Scott Boras sought. The Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr. extension removes Toronto as a suitor. Potential suitors include the Red Sox, Phillies, Giants, Diamondbacks, Nationals and possibly the Yankees. Alonso insists on playing first base despite negative defensive metrics and the DH option.
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