This headline is asking the Baseball Gods to have Alonso sign with the Angels immediately after it gets published.
I do understand the impending risks with blogging this.
I just don’t entirely believe it.
I don’t think Minter matters here either.
Even with Winker and Minter, the Mets 2025 payroll is around $38 million dollars less than 2024.
If the Mets don’t sign Alonso, I do still think this is a good lineup.
The Mets were 7th last year in the MLB in runs scored…and that was without Soto.
The Mets will be a good offensive team next year…but re-signing Alonso can make them great.
I have to give Frank The Tank a ton of credit here.
He correctly predicted before the off-season that Alonso would have a weak market.
I thought that teams out there that need a slugger would finally spend some money.
That the Mariners, Pirates, Tigers, all have sat this out is borderline baseball malpractice.
Even the Yankees cheapened out to get Paul Goldschmidt.
At this point, someone is going to get a value in Alonso.
He’s averaging 39 home runs/season since 2021.
Pete Alonso is, for his flaws, one of the best sluggers in all of baseball.
Is he Juan Soto or Aaron Judge?
Why not scare Alonso and Scott Boras into thinking a door is close to shutting?
Especially if Boras is playing hardball.
…or if Alonso signs with the Angels because the baseball gods want to fuck Mets fans again.
