A number of occasions Pete Alonso mentioned he’s targeted on this season — not the offseason and never the form of contract he finally hopes to signal.
However on the day Vladimir Guerrero Jr. landed a 14-year, $500 million pact from the Blue Jays, the Mets first baseman acknowledged the megadeal is a optimistic improvement for first basemen in every single place.
“It’s large for first basemen — 35 [million dollars], I believe that breaks an AAV document,” Alonso mentioned, appropriately, of the very best average-annual worth for a contract signed by a primary baseman. “Clearly half a billion {dollars} is a large, large quantity. … For him, it is a implausible deal, and it’s nice for the primary base market I believe.
“Fourteen years — I imply, he’s a stud. … And I believe proper now you may’t take into consideration the Toronto Blue Jays with out Vlad Jr.”
