{"id":434420,"date":"2023-08-31T18:41:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T18:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=434420"},"modified":"2023-08-31T18:41:02","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T18:41:02","slug":"mets-steve-cohen-needs-to-make-the-contract-extension-decision-with-pete-alonso-very-wisely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/mets-steve-cohen-needs-to-make-the-contract-extension-decision-with-pete-alonso-very-wisely\/","title":{"rendered":"Mets Steve Cohen Needs To Make The Contract Extension Decision With Pete Alonso Very Wisely"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With a record of 61-73, the New York Mets are now 27 games down of the division-leading Atlanta Braves. The Mets have the largest payroll in MLB, yet they have little chance of making the postseason. As a result, owner Steve Cohen is already making plans for the upcoming season, and speculation is rife regarding their star outfielder, Pete Alonso.<\/p>\n<h2>Mets Steve Cohen Needs To Make The Contract Extension Decision With Pete Alonso Very Wisely<\/h2>\n<p>The notion that by dealing Alonso, who is eligible to become a free agency after the 2024 season, for a package of prospects, the Mets will better position themselves for the future is absurd.<\/p>\n<p>Well, it would be foolish unless the Mets are, um, moving the deadline for contention to 2026 or 2027, which would undoubtedly surprise the paying fans.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">hey pete alonso said he wasn&#39;t going to go after pop flies any more if the mets are going to trade him but jeff mcneil didn&#39;t believe pete until now \/s <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4GECkhFSzw\">pic.twitter.com\/4GECkhFSzw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Codify (@CodifyBaseball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CodifyBaseball\/status\/1697039455461458155?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 31, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After the upcoming season, Alonso will be a free agent, which has caused some around the league to wonder if the Mets may try to sell him. In spite of these speculations, a few Mets players don&#8217;t appear very excited about the prospect of Alonso playing for a team other than the Mets.<\/p>\n<p>Owner Steve Cohen addressed to media regarding Pete Alonso&#8217;s future with the team after Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander, among other important veterans, left.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeBenigno_real?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JoeBenigno_Real<\/a> absolutely LOSES it over the thought of the Mets trading Pete Alonso! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iUdkllhiNb\">pic.twitter.com\/iUdkllhiNb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WFAN Sports Radio (@WFAN660) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WFAN660\/status\/1696935813773484045?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Cohen said he &#8220;hopes thing works out&#8221; when the slugger becomes a free agent before the 2025 season, according to SNY.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe love Pete as a Met. He&#8217;s an integral part of the Mets. He&#8217;s still with us for another year. We hope we work things out,\u201d said Cohen, who compared the situation to that of Brandon Nimmo\u2019s free agency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t want to talk about private conversations, but what I will say is that Pete is a great Met,\u201d Cohen added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">8\/27\/2019 Pete Alonso sets the Mets single-season home run record with his 42nd homer of the year. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yubx0hfM6i\">pic.twitter.com\/yubx0hfM6i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; This Day in Mets History (@NYMhistory) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYMhistory\/status\/1695791121685782958?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In 2024, Alonso will begin his final year of arbitration, following which he will be an unrestricted free agent. This season, he\u2019s playing under a one-year, $14.5 million deal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe guy\u2019s going to drive in 100 runs again, going to hit 40 home runs again,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SNYtv\/status\/1696979931358503186?s=20\">manager Buck Showalter<\/a> said before the Mets rallied for Wednesday\u2019s 10-inning, 6-5 victory over Texas at Citi Field. \u201cI mean, he\u2019s going to post up every day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re lucky to have him. We\u2019re lucky to have him.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;PeTE aLoNSO iS toXIc&#8230;&quot; <\/p>\n<p>Pete is a class act and always has been. End of story. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LGM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LGM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/B5iYKAFvUA\">pic.twitter.com\/B5iYKAFvUA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MetCast (@MetCastPod) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MetCastPod\/status\/1696956585795318066?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>His future was unclear at the trade deadline since it was later revealed that the Mets and Milwaukee had held significant trade negotiations. There was a supposed win-now team that was dismantled. There has been a lot of recent conversation regarding the contract, and it won&#8217;t stop until a solution is found.<\/p>\n<p>With 53 home runs, Alonso topped the league and was named the National League Rookie of the Year after joining the Mets in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>The 28-year-old is slashing .219\/.323\/.515 with 39 homers and 96 RBI this year.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;At least a handful&quot; of Mets players plan to privately appeal to Steve Cohen for the team to retain Pete Alonso as his free agency approaches in 2024, per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DeeshaThosar?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DeeshaThosar<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Players reiterated that Alonso is a hard worker and fun-loving, terrific at what he does, handles playing in\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HaHjoWpAly\">pic.twitter.com\/HaHjoWpAly<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SNY_Mets\/status\/1696919429966180479?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Giants Jihad Ward Shoved Jets QB Aaron Rodgers On Field: Explains Why\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/giants-jihad-ward-shoved-jets-qb-aaron-rodgers-on-field-explains-why\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Giants Jihad Ward Shoved Jets QB Aaron Rodgers On Field: Explains Why<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With a record of 61-73, the New York Mets are now 27 games down of the division-leading Atlanta Braves. The Mets have the largest payroll in MLB, yet they have little chance of making the postseason. As a result, owner Steve Cohen is already making plans for the upcoming season, and speculation is rife regarding [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":277252,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54,55],"tags":[9503,4997,14191,3265,2221,946,14506,14505],"class_list":["post-434420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb","category-new-york-mets","tag-mets-2023","tag-mets-news","tag-mets-pete-alonso","tag-mlb-2023","tag-mlb-news","tag-pete-alonso","tag-pete-alonso-contract-extension","tag-steve-cohen-pete-alonso"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/434420","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=434420"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/434420\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/277252"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=434420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=434420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=434420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}