The Mets are expected to sign a slugger for $174 million to go with Juan Soto.
The New York Mets won the Juan Soto sweepstakes to start the summer, but they haven’t exactly paired Soto with another star. First baseman Pete Alonso, who has already spent six seasons in Queens, has been strongly connected to the Mets. Bleacher Report’s Kerry Miller recently forecast that the Mets will re-sign Alonso this winter. Miller mentioned that Alonso’s contract probably won’t surpass the $174 million Spotrac had predicted he would sign. “The Mets presently have an estimated payroll of $259M, this after opening the past two seasons at right around $330M,” Miller stated. “They could sign Alonso to a $30M salary,
fail to trade away Starling Marte’s extremely-expendable-with-Juan-Soto-in-the-fold $20.75M salary, and still enter the season $40M below where they’ve been lately.”The fact that they have the money and that Steve Cohen has spent a lot of money to acquire the men he truly wants, but he’s watching them attempt to outspend him in a game of chicken,
may be the final factor that sends Alonso away. However, it is still assumed that he would re-sign with the Mets because he appears to want to stay in Queens. For good reason, the Mets are the top team remaining in the Alonso sweepstakes. In addition to having a vacancy at first base to fill, New York has a lot of money to spend. First basemen have already been added to the rosters of every other team that may possibly contend with the Mets for Alonso. Alonso signing a three- or four-year contract with a high average yearly value with the Mets is the most likely scenario. Additional MLB: Yankees Are Expected To Make A Trade
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