{"id":12853,"date":"2024-11-27T02:11:41","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T02:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=12853"},"modified":"2024-11-27T02:11:41","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T02:11:41","slug":"blockbuster-trade-idea-sends-mets-80-million-pete-alonso-replacement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=12853","title":{"rendered":"Blockbuster Trade Idea Sends Mets $80 Million Pete Alonso Replacement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Although the New York Mets are involved in the Juan Soto free agency sweepstakes, president of baseball operations David Stearns has other roster issues to address. There&#8217;s a hole at first base since homegrown slugger Pete Alonso is also on the open market. If the Polar Bear doesn&#8217;t return to Queens, what kind of alternatives are available for the Mets?<\/p>\n<p>There are other players to pursue via free agency, including Christian Walker and Paul Goldschmidt. The club could also get creative by signing Alex Bregman or Willy Adames to play third base and shift Mark Vientos over to first.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"imageBox\">\n<div class=\"innerBox ar23-innerBox\"><picture class=\"mapping-embed\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2519017\/new-york-mets-first-baseman-pete-alonso.webp?w=790&amp;f=98e0cdd207e558a56527339170d0c0e7 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2519017\/new-york-mets-first-baseman-pete-alonso.jpg?w=790&amp;f=98e0cdd207e558a56527339170d0c0e7 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2519017\/new-york-mets-first-baseman-pete-alonso.webp?w=900&amp;f=0b95544e8f2d530c10a680ecc99bf26a 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2519017\/new-york-mets-first-baseman-pete-alonso.jpg?w=900&amp;f=0b95544e8f2d530c10a680ecc99bf26a 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2519017\/new-york-mets-first-baseman-pete-alonso.webp?w=790&amp;f=98e0cdd207e558a56527339170d0c0e7 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2519017\/new-york-mets-first-baseman-pete-alonso.jpg?w=790&amp;f=98e0cdd207e558a56527339170d0c0e7 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2519017\/new-york-mets-first-baseman-pete-alonso.webp?w=450&amp;f=57579376fd5205e477b6c78027b1e951 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2519017\/new-york-mets-first-baseman-pete-alonso.jpg?w=450&amp;f=57579376fd5205e477b6c78027b1e951 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2519017\/new-york-mets-first-baseman-pete-alonso.webp?w=1200&amp;f=9c1ffb70a9fdabd463d1c52db1933327\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i2519017\" class=\"mapping-embed imgPhoto\" src=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2519017\/new-york-mets-first-baseman-pete-alonso.jpg?w=1200&amp;f=9c1ffb70a9fdabd463d1c52db1933327\" alt=\"New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso\" width=\"1200\" height=\"814\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"caption ar23-caption\"><span id=\"short-cap-description\" class=\"cap\">NEW YORK, NEW YORK &#8211; OCTOBER 18: Pete Alonso #20 of the New York Mets rounds the bases after hitting a three-run home run in the first inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers during Game&#8230;<\/span>\u00a0<button id=\"read-more-cap\">More<\/button>\u00a0<span class=\"credit ar23-credit\">Al Bello\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Filling this hole via the trade market is another idea. One of the most prominent position players available on that front is Chicago Cubs outfielder\/first baseman Cody Bellinger. He signed a\u00a0three-year, $80 million deal\u00a0in February to stay in the Windy City and\u00a0decided against opting out\u00a0to re-test free agency this winter.<\/p>\n<p>While Bellinger wants to stay with the Cubs, the organization\u00a0may not feel the same way. The Mets are seen as the &#8220;clear cut favorite&#8221; to land Soto. While\u00a0New York could afford both\u00a0Soto and Alonso, it might not happen.<\/p>\n<p>If the Mets do need a new first baseman,\u00a0FanSided&#8217;s Joshua Ambroise\u00a0thinks Stearns should target Bellinger to take his place. The 2019 National League MVP Award winner slashed .266\/.325\/.426 with 18 home runs, 23 doubles, 78 RBI and 72 runs scored in 2024 for the Cubs. That would be a drop-off in the power department compared to Alonso, but he certainly would be a solid offensive contributor and has a good defensive reputation.<\/p>\n<p>He also knows a thing or two about playing in a big market and performing in October. &#8220;Bellinger even understands the tasks of handling the big market teams. Before he was a Cub, Cody spent the first six seasons in Dodgers uniform,&#8221; Ambroise wrote. &#8220;He won multiple honor awards which includes the NL Rookie of the Year, NLCS MVP, NL MVP and a World Series championship. Handling another big-market team like New York shouldn&#8217;t pose a problem, as history has shown.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although the New York Mets are involved in the Juan Soto free agency sweepstakes, president of baseball operations David Stearns has other roster issues to address. 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