The deadlock between the two Pitt Alonso The Mets are over. New York reportedly reached a two-year, 54mm deal with the star first baseman. Boras Corporation’s client Alonso can opt out after the upcoming season. He received a 10mm signing bonus and a 20mm salary in 2025. His 26th campaign will essentially have a 24mm player option. The average annual price of this deal is 27mm, which is used for luxury goods taxes. Alonso chose a two-year deal instead of a separate offer with the Mets, which would guarantee $71mm in three seasons.
In December, Alonso, 30, returned to Queens for his seventh season. He has been one of the faces of the series since his engaging debut. Alonso led the Grand Slam with 53 home runs, heading to 2019 Rookie of the Year to win the game. This is still a rookie home run record. He connected 16 long balls in the shortened follow-up season, exceeding 30 home runs in each of the last four years.
This proves not only his tremendous power, but his excellent supply. Alonso played at least 152 games in each of his five seasons. Last year, he participated in all 162 games. His only list of injuries to his career is the slightest stay in 2023, which is related to bruising his left wrist bone. In the past six seasons, only Marcus semien Participated in more games. Semien and Freddie Freeman is the only batsman with more plates appearing.
According to the speed, Alonso’s production has declined continuously for seasons. In his first four seasons, he carried the .261/.349/.535 batting line. Alonso hit another 46 home runs in 2023, although he did so with his career average (.217) and benchmark percentage (.318). His average and OBP rebounded slightly last season, but his strength was reduced. Alonso hit .240 with an OBP of 0.329, making a career low hit percentage in 695 sets. His 34 home runs and 88 runs were in the worst form of his full schedule.
It was a pedestrian year, not a bad year. In a relatively downward season, a player who hits 34 home runs has obvious value. Still, this is the second year that Alonso has had offensive production below his early career level. He has been a .229/.324/.480 batsman since the start of the ’23 sports. As measured by WRC+, this is better than the league average.
Through this statistics, Alonso ranked ninth among 35 basemen who have made at least 750 sets in the past two seasons. He’s just behind Cody Bellinger and Josh Naylor And lead narrowly Lamonte Wade Jr.,,,,, Luis Arraez and Christian Walker. Alonso’s durability and strength make his offensive ceiling higher than others. Still, his recent rate metrics have made him with those batsmen and from Freddie Freeman,,,,, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bryce Harper At the top of the position.
The on-site value of Alonso lies in bats and their durability. He does not provide basic value. His defensive performance at first base was average. Last season’s defensive run saved his three-pointer and gave him a +2 point in his career. Statcast averaged below average in 2024 and scored 18 points with 18 strokes. Both the Fangraphs and the baseball reference value Alonso’s replacements above 2-3 wins in each of the past two seasons.
Of course, Alonso’s value to Mets exceeds that product. He is the home run star and is already third on the organization’s home run rankings. He’s shy than 16 home runs David Wright Second place, only 27 long balls are needed Darryl Strawberry For franchising records. He will almost certainly break that record, which could be next season.
Alonso is also a key contributor to New York’s NL Championship Series last year. He scored with three rounds of shots, saving the season in the wild card series Devin Williams In the ninth inning of Game 3, that was one of four long balls he hit in October. Alonso cut .273/.431/.568 in 58 playoff appearances. However, the modern front office is often investing a lot of stocks in the small sample playoffs, and Alonso’s regular season is indispensable and is against him in free agency.
The four-time All-Stars market envisions a nine-digit deal. His camp is probably in the range Matt Olson Contract with Freeman. Olson signed with Braves for eight years, $168mm extension. Freeman signed a six-year, $162mm guarantee with the Dodgers, although the extension lowered the net present value by nearly $148mm.
At one point, the Mets attached the same importance to Alonso. Joel Sherman of the New York Post reported that Alonso rejected a seven-year, $158mm extension in June 2023. Alonso made 20.5mm in his last arbitration year, so he needed to beat 137.5mm over the next six seasons to succeed in this decision.
Things have changed a lot since the offer proposed by Metropolitan. Alonso converted his representation to Bolas Company. The Mets moved from then-gm Billy Eppler and installed David Stearns on top of baseball surgery. During Stearns’ general manager at Milwaukee, brewers rarely made significant investments in first basemen. Under Steve Cohen’s ownership, his salary cap is very different, but this is usually not his first-choice player prototype.
Although Stearns and Cohen insist that they want Alonso back, they don’t want to do so in a long-term agreement. They made an obvious decision to make a qualified offer, which Slugger could easily refuse. It seems they have surpassed three years. Alonso stood out in his talks with the Mets as his free agent dragged on. His camp was reportedly in office for three years and had multiple opportunities to withdraw. Financial details are unclear, but the Mets refuted it with a three-year proposal in the mid-January range of 68-70mm. After Alonso refused, the Mets said they were willing to continue the accident.
The Mets actually think Alonso can walk or simply say it is a negotiation leverage, they must be satisfied with the results. The Mets reportedly have two different offers on the table: a three-year, a 71mm proposal or a two-year deal he ends up accepting. Will Sammon of Sports Report believes that the three-year term also includes withdrawing after the first season and that his salary in the first year will be a 27mm salary breakup, and then if he doesn’t choose to quit, he The salary is 22mm. Alonso prefers the extra $3mm in his first season, betting on his own good enough to get the elimination clause next winter.
The Mets keep it brief and keep Alonso in a deal that is very similar to the signed two-year contract Rhys Hoskins (Milwaukee $34mm) and Joc Pederson (37mm in Texas) Better than Olson or Freeman precedent. This is the ideal hat for a dangerous lineup. The Metropolis won Juan Soto As the winter meeting begins, bid for a record 765mm deal. New York brought it back Jesse Winker As the designated batsman, at least on the right hand pitch. That will be retained Mark Vientos At third base in another season. Francisco Lindor,,,,, Brandon Nemo and Francisco Alvarez It’s the key person, Jeff McNeill There is another Tyrone Taylor or Jose Siri Improve the expected start of nine.
Keeping the Little Warriors at third base obstacle is the clearest game time for young infield games Brett Baty,,,,, Luisangel Acuña and Ronnie Mauricio. The latter two representatives who could push McNeil toward the second base. They all have a minor league option left, so the Mets can leave the three in Syracuse. They don’t need to trade – Alonso is likely to restart the free agency next winter – but the surplus may make them more willing to include a senior infielder in the package of top starters. New York has built strong rotation depth, but it is arguably necessary to add rotation ceilings to lead the Phillies and Braves in a tough NL East game.
According to the lineup, the deal raises the Metropolitan payroll to about 331mm. The $27mm luxury tax amount puts them to a 325mm CBT obligation. This puts them firmly beyond the 301mm threshold, which marks the ultimate penalty layer. They taxed 90% of the clip, about 3mm, to push it to that threshold, while the rate of expenses exceeded 110%. The signed tax is approximately 29.1 mm. They will pay about 59mm this season to retain Alonso. New York also waived the right to choose a draft compensation bill if he signed elsewhere after he refused the offer of eligibility. After the fourth round, that draft pick will appear.
Alonso secured a strong year of salary, focusing on a more profitable free agent journey next winter. A player cannot get more than once in his career, so if he chooses to quit, he will not enter the market without draft compensation. If he gets a deal worth more than 107.5mm over the next five seasons, he still makes a proposal before the postponement below the offer. This is by no means a guarantee, as he will oppose the aging curve, but it is a risk reward game agent attempt for many free agents to find ideal long-term contracts on the first freestyle.
Sny’s Andy Martino first reported that the Mets are re-signing with Alonso. ESPN’s Jeff Passan owns two years, $54mm Guaranteed and 30mm of the first year. Jon Heyman of the New York Post reported the signing bonus, while Alonso refused a three-year term, Bob Nightengale reported that It is a guarantee of 71mm. Image courtesy of Imagn.
