Free agent first baseman Pete Alonso remains unsigned less than a week from February, and New York Mets owner Steve Cohen got "brutally honest" during an event Saturday about winter negotiations with the team's longtime slugger.
This was a recurring theme throughout SNY broadcaster Gary Cohen’s conversation with the Mets’ leadership. Later, after Stearns repeated how much the team loves Alonso, their homegrown, free agent first baseman, Stearns expressed that they “also feel really good about the young players that are coming through (the) system.”
Many Mets fans attempted to send a message to the front office about Pete Alonso. The front office redirected the message to Scott Boras.
It feels like a Mets team hoping to build on last year will be incomplete without Pete Alonso at first. But David Stearns can’t be swayed by that.
Pete Alonso's decision to reject a $70 million deal with the New York Mets has sparked debate among fans and insiders. MLB insider Tiki Barber suggest
Just before Mets owner Steve Cohen answered a question about where things stand with Alonso, a homegrown star and free agent first baseman, during a panel discussion, a spirited crowd began chanting, “Let’s Sign Pete! Let’s sign Pete! Let’s sign Pete!”
If the New York Mets don't re-sign homegrown slugger Pete Alonso, could they pursue a trade with the Detroit Tigers for Spencer Torkelson?
New York Mets owner Steve Cohen was transparent with the Mets' fan base chanting for Pete Alonso to be re-signed, saying contract talks have been worse than Juan Soto's.
Most of the team’s roster was on hand to participate in Amazin’ Day. Among those available were young infielders Brett Baty and Mark Vientos, who revealed the biggest clue regarding Alonso’s prospects in orange and blue — aside from Mets owner Steve Cohen’s blunt assessment of negotiations revealed during a panel.
Boras is running a decade-old playbook to try and get his client paid, but the game has changed.
It feels like there has been a large group of free agents this offseason that has had some trouble negotiating. The most notable player who fits this descriptio