"Is it time for the Polar Bear fanatics in Queens to begin panicking? Not necessarily. I think Pete knows us really well, and I think we know Pete really well, Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns told reporters down in Orlando. I think he'll take the time here to perhaps meet with organizations he doesn't know quite as well, and I'm sure we'll be in touch."
"This is not a new tactic teams around the majors use, specifically the Mets. When Brandon Nimmo was a free agent at the 2022 Winter Meetings, he held court with the San Francisco Giants and New York Yankees, only for the Mets to offer him an eight-year, $162 million deal that he ultimately signed. Nimmo lasted just three years in Queens after signing that deal, as he was traded last month to the Texas Rangers for Marcus Semien."
"A lack of legitimate interest from other teams effectively forced Alonso to sign a two-year, $54 million deal, which he opted out of following the 2025 campaign. While Stearns and manager Carlos Mendoza remain adamant that they would like to keep Alonso for the foreseeable future, they are doing their due diligence elsewhere. The Mets are linked with free-agent slugger Kyle Schwarber, coming off a 56-home-run season with the Philadelphia Phillies, and Japanese product Munetaka Murakami, whom Ste"
Pete Alonso will drive from his Tampa home to meet the Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles and other interested clubs at the Winter Meetings in Orlando. The New York Mets, who drafted Alonso and employed him seven seasons, are not listed among teams he intends to meet. Alonso knows the Mets organization well and the club expects to remain in contact. Alonso's market moved faster than last year; a lack of interest previously forced him into a two-year, $54 million contract that he opted out of after the 2025 season. The Mets are pursuing Kyle Schwarber and Munetaka Murakami while expressing a desire to retain Alonso.
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