In June of last season, the Mets engaged in another attempt at signing Pete Alonso long-term. An offer was made through his then agency, Apex Baseball, at seven years for $158 million. The Mets baseball operations, at that point led by GM Billy Eppler, were trying to do a multi-year deal with Alonso that would include his final arbitration season in 2024 then six more years. The bid was influenced by the eight-year, $168 million extension fellow first baseman Matt Olson had signed with the Braves before the 2022 season. The difference is that Olson signed two years before free agency. Alonso would have just one year until free agency. So the Mets offer reflected the final seven seasons at $153
Jake Mintz & Jordan Shusterman discuss the Yankees looking to extend Juan Soto during the season, Elly De La Cruz being dangerous on the base paths, answer some listener emails and give their weekly rendition of the Good, the Bad & the Uggla.
When a team spends $1 billion-plus, it should make the best moves. So it's no surprise a quartet by the Dodgers — America's model franchise — rank high among my 20 “Best Winter Moves.” The list, with key stat (* denotes league leader): 1. Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers (1.108 OPS*): Who else? He leads the NL in batting average, slugging percentage and OPS while playing through the scandal of the season (he acts like he barely misses the 16 very large and maybe he doesn't.) $700M bargain. 2. Shota Imanaga, Cubs (0.96 ERA*): The winner of the WBC clincher is outpitching even Yoshinobu Yamamoto (and everyone else). One of the greatest pitching starts ever in MLB (second to Fernando Valenzuela?) 4 Shohei
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