Mets could REPLACE Pete with Schwarber! 👀 #shorts
This is again a tough market for Pete Alonzo. Even coming off of a strong season where he was second in the majors in homers and second in the majors in RBI and top 10 in homers and OPS and really high in doubles. Like he had a very strong season that because he’s a right-hand hitter, right-hand thrower, literally turned 31 yesterday on Sunday. He’s in his 30s, limited value defensively, almost no value as a base runner, probably negative value as a base runner, that he’s gonna have a hard time getting his market. Remember, uh, Mike Pummer of the Post said that he wants at least seven years. I mean, nobody I talked to is talking seven, nobody’s talking six, nobody’s talking five. Some people are talking that it’s going to be tough for him to get four, but it doesn’t matter if that’s the industry and everyone finishes second, third, fourth. If there’s a team out there that values Pete Alonzo at 5 years or six years, then that will change the marketplace and he’ll likely sign there. So, it’s something to keep an eye on because the Mets have some interest in Kyle Schwarber. If that market is moving quick and they’re reading the Alonzo market, it would be tough to have both of those guys and Juan Stoodto at a time where you’re talking about run prevention. So if Schwarber is moving quickly and the Mets want to get on that train, they have to have a full understanding of where they think Alonzo’s going, if that is actually their priority. Or is Schwarber their priority? Because Schwarber not only gives left-hand bat, arguably a better bat than Alonzo, but there’s a clubhouse value at a time where the Mets want to fix their clubhouse.
Joel Sherman explains why the Mets could turn to Kyle Schwarber in free agency over re-signing Pete Alonso.
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