Pete AlonsoThe first first goal player of the free agent, this offseason, returns to the food, announced the team on Wednesday.
This is a two -year agreement for Alonso, which is worth $ 54 million guaranteed. He will earn $ 30 million during the first year and the agreement includes an opt-out after this first season. The withdrawal means that Alonon will have to determine if he wants to return for the 2026 season to an agreement of $ 24 million or enter the market for free agents for a second consecutive off -season.
Alonso, 29, has spent his entire career with the dishes. He made four star games in six seasons and won a pair of home derbies.
Overall, Alonso struck .249 / .339 / .514 (134 ops +) with 226 circuits and 586 points struck. His contributions were worth around 19.8 victories above the replacement, according to the baseball reference calculations. Last season, Alonso’s results slipped below career standards, because he set up an OPS + of 123 for a second consecutive season.
CBS Sports recently ranked Alonso as the 11th best winter agent of the winter. Here is what we wrote:
Do not forget that these rankings are assembled using the expected annual average value as an attic – which means that players with profiles often ignored by the front offices will be placed lower than you could have found them according to their Only talent. Alonso is an affable hitter who has never missed Homer more than 30 times during a full season. Alas, he is also a first goal player with right close to his 30th anniversary. The teams have shown that they will have exceptions for generational talents, a Albert Pujols or a Miguel CabreraBut Alonso is below this measurement stick. This will not help his case that he has seen his withdrawal rate increase two years in progress, even by displaying (curiously) the best contact rate in the area of his career. Our assumption is that the best case scenario here is to land Paul Goldschmidt Deal more inflation.
Only one basic player from the free agent has received more than three years in the past five seasons: Freddie Freeman with Dodgers of Los Angeles.
This trend continues in the light of the Alonso agreement.
Alonso joins Juan Soto In the range of busy dishes
As indicated above, there are reddish flags in Alonso’s profile, and these concerns were undoubtedly reflected by what is a surprisingly modest contract for a decorated hitter who is still not 30 years old.
In the meantime, Alonso returns to a Mets range which now includes an elite offensive force to Juan Soto, which earlier this insection of A record contract of $ 765 million to free agent With New York. Maybe manager Carlos Mendoza will increase Alonso with his usual place of cleaning to beat the third behind Soto in the two hole. This would give the food a powerful powerful threat of legitimate power near the top of the range. It was not judge Soto-Aaron, that the Crosstown Yankees appreciated last season, but it is still a nightmare for the opposing launchers.
Elsewhere, the return of Alonso to the first base probably means that the defensively is limited Mark Venos will remain at the third base instead of passing through the diamond.
Despite prolonged negotiations and that from Alonso’s point of view must be a disappointing market, the two parties will undoubtedly be happy that the favorite fans of fans are back in Queens for at least another season. Speaking of this, Alonso will enter the coming season in third place on the list of home runs of the franchise of food with 226. He just hangs out Darryl Strawberry (252) and David Wright (242), so as long as Alonso It remains in good health this year, it should make a strong push to establish the record of Homer des Mets.