"While the contracts Alonso and Schwarber received might not look like super long-term commitments compared to some of the other top deals across MLB, they're both longer than any deal Craig Breslow has given a free agent since he became Boston's chief baseball officer in 2023. They're also richer in value than any contract the Red Sox have given a free agent in Breslow's tenure, with Alonso receiving $155 million from the Orioles and Schwarber getting $150 million from the Phillies."
"Boston's exact offers for Alonso and Schwarber are unknown. However, it's believed that the Red Sox' offer for Alonso was for fewer years and "significantly" less money than the contract he got from the Orioles, The Boston Globe's Tim Healey reported. Boston's lower offer for Alonso was due to his age, with the Red Sox being wary of signing him to a deal that would take him through his age 35 season, Healey added in his report."
Boston missed out on signing Pete Alonso and Kyle Schwarber after both accepted five-year contracts with other teams. The Red Sox do not believe in long-term deals. Alonso signed a five-year, $155 million deal with the Orioles and Schwarber signed a five-year, $150 million deal with the Phillies. Those contracts are longer and richer than any free-agent deal given under chief baseball officer Craig Breslow since 2023. The last five-year-or-longer free-agent signing by Boston was Masataka Yoshida's $90 million deal before 2023, and Trevor Story received a six-year contract the prior offseason. Boston made a shorter, lower offer for Alonso because of age concerns; Alonso turned 31.
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