Pete Alonso's market continues to shrink and now, the New York Mets appear as though they are moving on from their former franchise slugger.
Sep 17, 2024; New York City, New York, USA; New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso watches his two run single against the Washington Nationals during the third inning at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images Pete Alonso ’s market continues to shrink and now, the New York Mets appear as though they are moving on from their former franchise slugger.
The latest proposal would pay Alonso more money annually than the seven-year, $158 million extension sent his way by former general manager Billy Epper during the summer of 2023. That extension offer would have paid him an average annual value of $22.5 million. Stearns’ three-year, $70 million offer would have paid him $23.3 million per year.
Alonso and Boras likely consider this an underpay, but a contract with that AAV would have put him near the top of all first basemen in baseball.The Toronto Blue Jays and superstar slugger Vladimir Guerrero avoided arbitration this winter by settling on a one-year, $28.5 million before he potentially hits free agency next offseason. Guerrero is five years younger than Alonso and has a batting average that is 45 points higher and an OPS that is 52 points higher since the start of the 2021 season.
Kris Bryant’s disastrous contract with the Colorado Rockies pays him $26 million per year, and Bryce Harper makes an average of $25.3 million per season with the Philadelphia Phillies. But both were not signed to their big free-agent deals as first basemen. Bryant started life in Colorado in left field while Harper was signed as a right fielder.
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