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Pete Alonso: the Mets would not want to give more than three years
Charles-Alexis Brisebois
Pete Alonso: the Mets would not want to give more than three years
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For a while now, it's been easy to get the feeling that Pete Alonso isn't going to sign with the Mets. The club doesn't seem to have great momentum at the moment, in fact.

Edwin Diaz's departure for Los Angeles is a good indication of this.

And according to Mark Feinsand, it's easy to see where the problem lies. After all, he has learned that the Mets would be reluctant to give the first baseman more than three years.

We agree that's not much. And it may insult the main interested party.

Alonso is 31 and not the best defensively. Someday, he'll probably be called upon to play a little more regularly at the pinch-hitter position instead of first cushion. He could age badly.

But only three years? Wow.

I understand that a club like New York wouldn't want to give him seven years. But it seems to me that a five-year deal at a good salary would be fair for a guy like him. No?

More than ever, my eyes are on the Boston Red Sox. His swing is built for Fenway Park and it looks like the club has money to invest in a hitter like him. They say the Red Sox are aggressive…

Otherwise, don't underestimate the Orioles. The club needs help on the mound, but it's becoming increasingly clear that the Orioles (who want to meet the power hitter on the heels of the Winter Meetings in Florida) are interested in the player.

And since they offered Kyle Schwarber $150 million before he opted to return to Philadelphia, and are talking to Kyle Tucker, it's clear that there's money to be spent in Maryland.

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