{"id":25835,"date":"2025-01-13T08:01:48","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T08:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=25835"},"modified":"2025-01-13T08:01:48","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T08:01:48","slug":"rumors-trade-slugger-pete-alonso-predicted-to-sign-record-breaking-contract-with-mets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=25835","title":{"rendered":"RUMORS TRADE: Slugger Pete Alonso Predicted to Sign Record-Breaking Contract With Mets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Longtime New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso remains a free agent with spring training just a month away.<\/p>\n<p>Alonso&#8217;s free agency has taken longer than expected, and to this point, there&#8217;s no clear end in sight.<\/p>\n<p>Alonso has always felt like a safe bet to return to the Mets \u2014 the only team he&#8217;s ever known. However, after the team shelled out $765 million to sign superstar outfielder Juan Soto, it became unclear if Alonso remained in their plans.<\/p>\n<p>To this point, it still sounds like the Mets are the most likely landing spot for Alonso.<\/p>\n<p>While Alonso has regressed over the last few seasons, he&#8217;s still a 40-homer threat who would provide great lineup protection for Soto. That&#8217;s why\u00a0The Athletic&#8217;s Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon\u00a0ultimately expect him to re-sign with New York.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"imageBox\">\n<div class=\"innerBox ar23-innerBox\"><picture class=\"mapping-embed\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2562733\/pete-alonso.webp?w=790&amp;f=9eba27d8874ac03f6880d2b96d63ff19 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2562733\/pete-alonso.jpg?w=790&amp;f=9eba27d8874ac03f6880d2b96d63ff19 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2562733\/pete-alonso.webp?w=900&amp;f=5a875956b6dedb49abeb779d02d7bb1a 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2562733\/pete-alonso.jpg?w=900&amp;f=5a875956b6dedb49abeb779d02d7bb1a 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2562733\/pete-alonso.webp?w=790&amp;f=9eba27d8874ac03f6880d2b96d63ff19 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2562733\/pete-alonso.jpg?w=790&amp;f=9eba27d8874ac03f6880d2b96d63ff19 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2562733\/pete-alonso.webp?w=450&amp;f=45a883e9405a0f604bfb5f16c59d2c09 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2562733\/pete-alonso.jpg?w=450&amp;f=45a883e9405a0f604bfb5f16c59d2c09 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2562733\/pete-alonso.webp?w=1200&amp;f=5a7768d499a6f57fc8cd33ca14a1a78d\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i2562733\" class=\"mapping-embed imgPhoto\" src=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2562733\/pete-alonso.jpg?w=1200&amp;f=5a7768d499a6f57fc8cd33ca14a1a78d\" alt=\"Pete Alonso\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"caption ar23-caption\"><span id=\"short-cap-description\" class=\"cap\">NEW YORK, NEW YORK &#8211; OCTOBER 08: Pete Alonso #20 of the New York Mets reacts after hitting a solo home run in the second inning against the Philadelphia Phillies during Game Three of the&#8230;<\/span>\u00a0<button id=\"read-more-cap\">More<\/button>\u00a0<span class=\"credit ar23-credit\">Elsa\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In a recent article, Rosenthal and Sammon projected Alonso&#8217;s next contract with New York. He was predicted to sign a three-year, $93.3 million deal, with deferrals that lower the present-day value.<\/p>\n<p>Why $93.3 million? The history of it, say Rosenthal and Sammon.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Agents, including Alonso&#8217;s representative, (Scott) Boras, routinely try to establish records of some sort in contract negotiations,&#8221;\u00a0Rosenthal and Sammon wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A $31.1 million average annual value would set a record for a first baseman, beating Miguel Cabrera&#8217;s $31 million AAV in his eight-year, $248 million extension with the Detroit Tigers that ran from 2016 to &#8217;23, his ages 33 to 40 seasons.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Longtime New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso remains a free agent with spring training just a month away. 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