Mets Star Pete Alonso's Latest Decision Could Be Positive Sign For New York Fans
The New York Mets have some work to do this offseason.
While the Mets will be busy in general, the biggest question mark swirling around the club certainly is the future of star first baseman Pete Alonso. Rumors will continue to swirl in either direction until Alonso either signs an extension with New York or is traded elsewhere. While no one knows exactly what will happen, president of baseball operations David Stearns has made it known he intends to keep Alonso.
The three-time All-Star will have a tough decision to make and took a step toward it Thursday by hiring BorasCorp -- led by super agent Scott Boras -- to represent him, according to the New York Post's Jon Heyman.
"Mets slugging star Pete Alonso has hired the BorasCorp agency to represent him as Alonso heads into his free agent season, The Post has learned," Heyman said. "It’s never easy for a team to sign a superstar in his walk year, and BorasCorp — run by noted baseball agent Scott Boras — has a reputation for taking most — but not all — of his best players to free agency.
"However, the Mets and owner Steve Cohen do have an excellent working relationship, with Boras and the Mets agreeing to three big free-agent deals in recent years: the three-year, $130 million Max Scherzer contract, the eight-year, $162 million Brandon Nimmo contract and a 12-year, $315 million deal for Carlos Correa that was eventually abandoned when an issue came up in the physical."
While it's unclear what will happen, the fact that Cohen and Boras seemingly have a solid relationship could be a positive sign. At the end of the day, if the Mets don't offer Alonso a deal worth signing, nothing will happen. Alonso is one of the best young players in baseball and ultimately will be paid like it.
