{"id":122356,"date":"2025-11-18T15:42:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T15:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=122356"},"modified":"2025-11-18T15:42:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T15:42:24","slug":"red-sox-rumors-mariners-josh-naylor-alters-mets-pete-alonso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=122356","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox Rumors: Mariners’ Josh Naylor alters Mets’ Pete Alonso?"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Boston Red Sox saw one free-agent option come off the market this week when the Seattle Mariners re-signed first baseman Josh Naylor.<\/p>\n

The Athletic\u2019s Ken Rosenthal reports Naylor received a five-year, $92.5 million contract.<\/p>\n

Good news is the Red Sox\u2019s pursuit of New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso shouldn\u2019t be impacted by Naylor\u2019s deal.<\/p>\n

Market Impact<\/h2>\n

\u201cAlonso and (Cody) Bellinger are expected to land bigger deals than Naylor, so aside from taking the Mariners out of the market for a first baseman, Naylor\u2019s signing shouldn\u2019t have a major impact on either of them,\u201d MLB.com\u2019s Mark Feinsand reports.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf anything, Naylor\u2019s deal takes one option off the market for clubs not looking to sign one of those big two, narrowing the field for players like Ryan O\u2019Hearn, Luis Arraez and Rhys Hoskins,\u201d Feinsand adds.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI believe the Red Sox are the strongest contender of anyone to take Pete Alonso away from the New York Mets,\u201d MLB.com\u2019s Jon Morosi says.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think Alonso to the Red Sox has some real legs if they don\u2019t bring back Alex Bregman,\u201d Morosi adds.<\/p>\n

Comparison<\/h2>\n

Alonso compares favorably to the 28-year-old Naylor, who set career highs with 31 home runs and 108 RBIs with the Cleveland Guardians 2024, earning him his first All-Star nod.<\/p>\n

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Naylor split 2025 between the Mariners and Arizona Diamondbacks, hitting a combined 20 home runs to go with 92 RBIs and a career-high 30 stolen bases.<\/p>\n

The 30-year-old Alonso hit 38 home runs this season, which was\u00a0eighth-best\u00a0in the majors, and\u00a0drove in 126 runs, second only to Philadelphia Phillies designated hitter\u00a0Kyle Schwarber.<\/p>\n

Contract Projections<\/h2>\n

MLB Trade Rumors\u00a0projects Alonso will sign a four-year, $110 million contract\u00a0and lists the Red Sox, Mets and Cincinnati Reds as potential landing spots.<\/p>\n

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The Athletic\u2019s Jim Bowden\u00a0listed the Red Sox, Mets, Phillies, Mariners and Texas Rangers as the prime contenders for Alonso, with an expected price tag of six years and $182 million.<\/p>\n

The New York Post\u2019s Jon Heyman predicts Alonso will land a five-year, $165 million contract.<\/p>\n

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The five-tine All-Star was a free agent last winter and didn\u2019t find a multi-year, nine-figure contract to his liking so he returned to the Mets, who gave him a two-year, $54 million deal with an opt-out clause.<\/p>\n

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The two-time Home Run Derby champion said after the regular season ended he would\u00a0opt out of his contract\u00a0and\u00a0return to the open market.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Seattle Mariners re-signed first baseman Josh Naylor, so how will that impact the Boston Red Sox’s pursuit of New York Mets’ Pete Alonso?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":122363,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-122356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"\nRed Sox Rumors: Mariners' Josh Naylor alters Mets' Pete Alonso? - NEWS USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=122356\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Red Sox Rumors: Mariners' Josh Naylor alters Mets' Pete Alonso? - NEWS USA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Seattle Mariners re-signed first baseman Josh Naylor, so how will that impact the Boston Red Sox's pursuit of New York Mets' Pete Alonso?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=122356\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"NEWS USA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-11-18T15:42:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/avtvip-23-3.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"900\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"900\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"MrThanh\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"MrThanh\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=122356\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=122356\",\"name\":\"Red Sox Rumors: Mariners' Josh Naylor alters Mets' Pete Alonso? 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