As the GM Meetings roll on in Las Vegas, Wednesday brought about the annual media availability from baseball super agent Scott Boras, who represents a number of this year’s top free agent players, including Pete Alonso.
When asked about which teams could potentially be suitors for the power-hitting first baseman, Boras responded as only he can.
“There’s no doubt Pete’s pursuers are primed to pay the power piper,” Boras quipped. “Pete picked a perfect period to play preeminently at a primary position. A playoff parched plethora will pounce to participate in the Polar Plunge."
This offseason is, of course, Alonso’s second dip into the free agency waters. After a drawn-out process last offseason, Alonso, coming off a down season, returned to the Mets on a two-year deal that included an opt out.
After rebounding to have a much stronger season in 2025, when he passed Darryl Strawberry as the Mets’ all-time home run leader, Alonso opted out and now seems poised to land a longer and more lucrative contract this time around.
And if you ask Boras, it’s Alonso’s ability to develop into a star in New York City, as well as his ability to play every day, that makes him such a wanted commodity this offseason.
“Pete has been a lifetime Met, and, obviously, when he reflects on his career, it’s all he has to look to. The one thing I think Pete understands is that playing in New York is not something most can do,” Boras said. “To become a star-level player in New York, even fewer can do it. So, I think the New York fans recognize it, and they’ve been very outward and appreciative of him. He and Hailey’s involvement in the community has been received so well. He’s, in so many ways, from production, middle of the lineup, he’s an ideal franchise player. Plays every day, and it’s clear that the New York fans relate to someone who is workman-like, who is what Pete is.
“He really knows how to manage the pressure of that situation. So, I think it’s something that he’s very proud of because of the fact that so few have achieved that standing.”
Asked about Alonso on Tuesday night, Mets president of baseball operationsDavid Stearns reiterated that the Mets would love to have both Alonso and Edwin Diaz back, but acknowledged that it’s still too early in the offseason to have much clarity about any kind of timeline for reaching a deal with the slugger.
"We love both Pete and Edwin. They've been great representatives of the organization," Stearns said. "We'd love to have them both back. At this stage of the offseason, it’s really tough to predict any outcomes, but certainly, we would love to have both those guys back."
