{"id":30048,"date":"2025-01-29T12:17:21","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T12:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=30048"},"modified":"2025-01-29T12:17:21","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T12:17:21","slug":"mets-reportedly-discussing-trade-for-7-million-slugger-as-pete-alonso-pivot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=30048","title":{"rendered":"Mets Reportedly Discussing Trade for $7 Million Slugger As Pete Alonso Pivot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The free agency standoff between the New York Mets and Pete Alonso is still dragging on. Could president of baseball operations David Stearns pivot away from the club&#8217;s homegrown slugger and pursue a trade for Baltimore Orioles first baseman Ryan Mountcastle?<\/p>\n<p>While the Toronto Blue Jays have been floated as a potential landing spot for Alonso,\u00a0SNY&#8217;s Andy Martino thinks\u00a0it&#8217;ll be tough for them to top the Mets&#8217; most recent offer. New York offered the slugger a three-year, $70 million deal that contained some deferred money.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"imageBox\">\n<div class=\"innerBox ar23-innerBox\"><picture class=\"mapping-embed\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2553598\/new-york-mets-first-baseman-pete-alonso.webp?w=790&amp;f=2163fa9bf64f3bd12a4705ef70230e88 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2553598\/new-york-mets-first-baseman-pete-alonso.jpg?w=790&amp;f=2163fa9bf64f3bd12a4705ef70230e88 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2553598\/new-york-mets-first-baseman-pete-alonso.webp?w=900&amp;f=fafa55d3faa189b1e0a5aa84ba236d1a 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2553598\/new-york-mets-first-baseman-pete-alonso.jpg?w=900&amp;f=fafa55d3faa189b1e0a5aa84ba236d1a 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2553598\/new-york-mets-first-baseman-pete-alonso.webp?w=790&amp;f=2163fa9bf64f3bd12a4705ef70230e88 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2553598\/new-york-mets-first-baseman-pete-alonso.jpg?w=790&amp;f=2163fa9bf64f3bd12a4705ef70230e88 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2553598\/new-york-mets-first-baseman-pete-alonso.webp?w=450&amp;f=ba402e35f6f478f55b8ee2f2a7bc954c 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2553598\/new-york-mets-first-baseman-pete-alonso.jpg?w=450&amp;f=ba402e35f6f478f55b8ee2f2a7bc954c 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2553598\/new-york-mets-first-baseman-pete-alonso.webp?w=1200&amp;f=9f57f28c60f8923d3c1176a9eaccd461\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i2553598\" class=\"mapping-embed imgPhoto\" src=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2553598\/new-york-mets-first-baseman-pete-alonso.jpg?w=1200&amp;f=9f57f28c60f8923d3c1176a9eaccd461\" alt=\"New York Mets first baseman 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; SEPTEMBER 17: Pete Alonso #20 of the New York Mets scores a run during the fifth inning of the game against the Washington Nationals at Citi Field on September 17,&#8230;<\/span>\u00a0<button id=\"read-more-cap\">More<\/button>\u00a0<span class=\"credit ar23-credit\">Dustin Satloff\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Mets haven&#8217;t officially closed the door on a reunion with Alonso. However,\u00a0SI.com&#8217;s Pat Ragazzo reports\u00a0they&#8217;re investigating other external options as potential alternatives.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In addition to (Spencer) Torkelson, the Mets have also discussed a potential trade for Baltimore Orioles first baseman Ryan Mountcastle as a possible replacement option for Alonso, sources told Mets On SI,&#8221; Ragazzo wrote. &#8220;Mountcastle, who will turn 28 years old in February, comes with two years of control and is set to make just $6.787 million in 2025.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mountcastle set an Orioles rookie record with 33 home runs during the 2021 campaign, which also included 89 RBI and a .796 OPS. However, he has not matched that level of production since. The right-handed slugger hit .271\/.308\/.425 with 13 homers, 30 doubles, 63 RBI, and 54 runs scored in 473 plate appearances last season.<\/p>\n<p>Adding Mountcastle to the mix wouldn&#8217;t be the same as re-signing Alonso. But as negotiations drag on, the Mets are preparing for 2025 as if their homegrown four-time All-Star will be playing elsewhere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The free agency standoff between the New York Mets and Pete Alonso is still dragging on. 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