Pete Alonso’s lengthy free company has taken him virtually to February with no new deal and it definitely looks like rejecting the seven-year, $158 million extension the Mets supplied the primary baseman in 2023, as first reported by The Publish’s Joel Sherman, was a pricey mistake.
However all just isn’t essentially misplaced for Alonso, who turned 30 in December and to date has struck out on a brand new deal after a disappointing common season that noticed his manufacturing on the plate drop off for a second straight 12 months.
One other Scott Boras consumer, Matt Chapman, discovered himself nonetheless with no job all the best way till March final offseason, because the third baseman had seen his offense slip a bit in 2023 — and greater than a bit from his 2019 breakout season.
With not a lot of an apparent market, Chapman ended up signing a three-year, $54 million deal to hitch the Giants after coming into the offseason with some expectations of a deal for twice as lengthy and practically 3 times as profitable.
