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Polar Peter Poll

With the Mets on Opening Day 2024 and on Opening Day 2025

20 votes

With the Mets on Opening Day 2024 and with another team on Opening Day 2025

0 votes

With another team on Opening Day 2024

3 votes

Benjamin Grimm Sep 27 2023 07:53 AM

Once the season ends, a lot of focus will be on Pete Alonso. Will he be traded? Will he be extended? Will he become a free agent? What's gonna happen????

metsmarathon Sep 27 2023 08:41 AM Re: Polar Peter Poll

anything other than option 1 should lead to a fan revolt. unless maybe we could trade him for miguel cabrera, dontrelle willis, and a time machine.

metirish Sep 27 2023 11:58 AM Re: Polar Peter Poll

I voted option 1

batmagadanleadoff Sep 27 2023 12:02 PM Re: Polar Peter Poll

=metirish post_id=138311 time=1695837503 user_id=72] I voted option 1

Me too. Youse could thank that scumbag eff Wilpon for the fact that the Mets are even dealing with this situation right now. Under normal circumstances, you could play that 2019 season a million times over and every time, Alonso's debut would've been held back the requisite number of days to delay his free agency by a whole season. But the team was in dire financial circumstances and run by an owner who absolutely knew that he wouldn't be owning the team for much longer and so couldn't give a shit about anything other than the team's immediate near-term outlook.

Bob Alpacadaca Sep 27 2023 12:05 PM Re: Polar Peter Poll

The Polar Bear will continue to play in Queens for years to come!

Fman99 Sep 27 2023 07:00 PM Re: Polar Peter Poll

Pete ain't goin nowhere

whippoorwill Sep 27 2023 07:31 PM Re: Polar Peter Poll

Looks like we all feel that way :)

metirish Oct 02 2023 10:22 AM Re: Polar Peter Poll

[TWEET]https://twitter.com/AnthonyDiComo/status/1708878802795774321[/TWEET]

metirish Oct 02 2023 10:24 AM Re: Polar Peter Poll

I feel.like Anthony is reading a lot into those words

kcmets Oct 02 2023 10:25 AM Re: Polar Peter Poll

He also said, "Pete Alonso is a great player... I expect Pete to the opening day first baseman next year."

A Boy Named Seo Oct 02 2023 10:32 AM Re: Polar Peter Poll

I know how I feel and I know what the Mets said after the deadline, but I wasn't sure about Stoins. I'd guess it's 70/30 Pete is here past '24. But I damn sure hope he is.

Edgy MD Oct 02 2023 10:45 AM Re: Polar Peter Poll

The thing is ... you'd be a fool to make promises about an unsigned player, as it puts you in an awful bargaining position.

ashie62 Oct 02 2023 11:56 AM Re: Polar Peter Poll

Apparently there was some flirtation with the Brewers about Pete at the deadline I would be comfortable to suggest the Mets asked about minor leaguer Jackson Chourio. Chourio is thought to be a generational talent by many in mlb Brewers said no and life goes on I can't think of anyone who is happier to be a Met than Pete Alonso

Benjamin Grimm Oct 02 2023 12:13 PM Re: Polar Peter Poll

It seems clear that the Brewers and Mets talked about Alonso. But it's not at all clear how significant that is. It may just be that the Brewers approached the Mets, and the Mets listened and rejected a deal. It doesn't mean that the Mets were "shopping" Alonso, although many seem to have drawn that conclusion.

metirish Oct 05 2023 06:06 AM Re: Polar Peter Poll

[TWEET]https://twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/1709901873765847339[/TWEET] Big Pete swinging for the fences

Benjamin Grimm Oct 05 2023 06:37 AM Re: Polar Peter Poll

Okay, so an extension this offseason looks a lot less likely.

metsmarathon Oct 05 2023 09:07 AM Re: Polar Peter Poll

damn. maybe shoulda signed him already then.

Johnny Lunchbucket Oct 05 2023 09:40 AM Re: Polar Peter Poll

Will definitely leverage fan anxiety to sweat Cohen for the $$.

batmagadanleadoff Oct 05 2023 11:45 AM Re: Polar Peter Poll

Brandon Nimmo did the exact same thing: sign with Boras in the off-season just before his option or walk year. Anyway, good for Pete.

nymr83 Oct 05 2023 01:23 PM Re: Polar Peter Poll

I would more strongly consider a trade today than I would have yesterday. Boras brings the vast majority of his big names to free agency. If the right offer came along, I would tell Pete we love you and we will be in on the bidding in a year, but given Boras' track record we need to take a goo deal if it raises.

Edgy MD Oct 05 2023 01:42 PM Re: Polar Peter Poll

Trading Pete Alonso for a tub of goo. What an insult that would be.

kcmets Oct 05 2023 02:09 PM Re: Polar Peter Poll

Boras Schmoras, make Pete an offer he can't refuse before Thanksgiving. Lotta dough, a couple extra dumbass years and a merchandise tent in the parking lot. See what I did there? Bing, Bang, Boom and done!

ashie62 Oct 05 2023 02:58 PM Re: Polar Peter Poll

It comes down to Steve Cohen saying yea or nay Pete looks like a big guy who could be goo filled himself one day Again, what would Steve do?

whippoorwill Oct 05 2023 04:16 PM Re: Polar Peter Poll

Changed my vote No need for an agent if you're not for sale

ashie62 Oct 05 2023 06:11 PM Re: Polar Peter Poll

Blurb in Sports Illustrated about the Cubs making a run at Alonso This is starting to feel like a self fulfilling prophecy

Edgy MD Oct 05 2023 08:39 PM Re: Polar Peter Poll

If they can reach a deal, they'll reach a deal. If they can't, they won't. Isn't the aversion to Boras kind of past its due date?

batmagadanleadoff Oct 05 2023 08:52 PM Re: Polar Peter Poll

Edgy MD wrote: Isn't the aversion to Boras kind of past its due date? Of course it is. Especially here. If the Mets wanna trade Alonso because they think the team will be competitively better off making the trade rather than keeping Alonso, well that's understandable. But trading Alonso because Bora's his agent? Why? Because the Mets might have to pay Alonso $10M or $15M more than the closest other bidder? They're gonna have to do that no matter who Alonso's agent is. I mean $10M or $15M to Cohen, who's worth 15 billion dollars and doesn't even need most of his money? Because how many cars can a person own? He can only drive one of them at a time. Assuming Cohen even drives himself around these days. What's he gonna do with all that extra money? Have three lunches a day and then four dinners at four different four-star restaurants every single evening? Ten or fifteen million dollars to a guy who's a billionaire 15 times over? And who probably has a better chance of doubling his net worth than some regular guy who's worth $75K, given how capitalism works? If Boras can elicit higher offers for the same free agent compared to other player agents, then he's doing a terrific job and every free agent should sign with Boras.

metirish Oct 07 2023 08:53 AM Re: Polar Peter Poll

[TWEET]https://twitter.com/NYPost_Mets/status/1710419600771281046[/TWEET] Boras earning that money

MFS62 Oct 07 2023 09:09 AM Re: Polar Peter Poll

=batmagadanleadoff post_id=138892 time=1696527939 user_id=68] Brandon Nimmo did the exact same thing: sign with Boras in the off-season just before his option or walk year. Anyway, good for Pete.

Did that get him a significantly higher contract than he would have received with any other agent? He received more than I would have thought he was worth, and or a longer term. But that's just me. We really can't know what any other agent would have done for him.

Later

batmagadanleadoff Oct 07 2023 11:08 AM Re: Polar Peter Poll

=MFS62 post_id=139042 time=1696691376 user_id=60] =batmagadanleadoff post_id=138892 time=1696527939 user_id=68] Brandon Nimmo did the exact same thing: sign with Boras in the off-season just before his option or walk year. Anyway, good for Pete.

Did that get him a significantly higher contract than he would have received with any other agent? He received more than I would have thought he was worth, and or a longer term. But that's just me. We really can't know what any other agent would have done for him.

Later

If that's true, then what's the problem with Alonso signing with Boras?



Also, during the Cohen era, Max Scherzer was also a Boras client and Scherzer did pretty good, contract wise. Me, I don't think any of this is problematic and shouldn't push the Mets to trade Alonso even more than they might be willing to do so in the first place.