{"id":29503,"date":"2025-01-27T13:39:27","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T13:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=29503"},"modified":"2025-01-27T13:39:27","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T13:39:27","slug":"scott-boras-fires-back-at-steve-cohen-after-mets-owner-ripped-super-agent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=29503","title":{"rendered":"Scott Boras fires back at Steve Cohen after Mets owner ripped super-agent"},"content":{"rendered":"
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New York Mets owner Steve Cohen and agent Scott Boras are engaging in a war of words over contact negotiations for first baseman Pete Alonso.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The New York Mets appear to be at a stalemate with first baseman Pete Alonso, and his return is becoming less likely.<\/p>\n

The Mets signed superstar Juan Soto for $765 million this offseason, but contentious negotiations with Alonso have continued to linger over the club. There was reportedly a \u201csizable gap\u201d between the Mets\u2019 offer and Alonso\u2019s asking price in December, and the two sides don\u2019t appear to have gotten much closer to agreeing on terms.<\/p>\n

Mets fans have clamored for the team to reach a deal with the homegrown star, and their mounting impatience was palpable at the team\u2019s Amazin\u2019 Day fan fest event at Citi Field on Saturday. While Mets owner Steve Cohen answered questions at a panel discussion, fans began chanting, \u201cLet\u2019s sign Pete!\u201d<\/p>\n

Cohen responded with a brutal assessment of the \u201cexhausting\u201d negotiations with agent Scott Boras, who represents Alonso. The owner claimed that the Mets made a significant offer to Alonso, but they received counteroffers that were unfavorable for the team.<\/p>\n

Scott Boras fired back at Steve Cohen amid Pete Alonso negotiations<\/h2>\n

Boras was quick to offer a rebuttal to Cohen\u2019s comments. The infamous agent claimed that Alonso\u2019s requests are identical to contracts signed by other players of similar standing, according to The Athletic\u2019s Will Sammon.<\/p>\n

\u201cPete\u2019s free-agent contract structure request are identical to the standards and practices of other clubs who have signed similarly situated qualifying-offer\/all-star level players,\u201d Boras said. \u201cNothing different. Just established fairness standards.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alonso\u2019s camp previously proposed a three-year deal with opt-outs and a higher annual value, Sammon reported last week. The Mets made a three-year counteroffer to Alonso that was worth roughly $68 to $70 million, but the deal was rejected.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe made a significant offer to Pete,\u201d Cohen said during the panel discussion on Saturday. \u201cHe\u2019s entitled to explore his market. That\u2019s what he is doing. Personally, this has been an exhausting conversation and negotiation. I mean, Soto was tough \u2014 this is worse. \u2026 I don\u2019t like the structures that are being presented back to us. It\u2019s highly asymmetric against us. And I feel strongly about it. \u2026 If it stays this way, I think we are going to have to get used to the fact that we may have to go forward with the existing players that we have.\u201d<\/p>\n

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"I don't like the negotiations. I don't like what's been presented to us."<\/p>\n

Steve Cohen talks about the Mets' negotiations with Pete Alonso and the possibility of the Mets moving forward without him: <\/p>\n

\u27a1\ufe0f Tri-State @Cadillac<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/wPqzE47YdL<\/a><\/p>\n

— SNY (@SNYtv) January 25, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n