Still can not believe All the Alonso haters out there. Hello 👋 Guys we are Not getting Soto - even his so called friend saying he won’t play for losers. Hello 👋 only using Cohen to drive his price up so u better embrace Alonso or do u think HR hitters like him grow on trees. 2025 is going to be another tough year - the prospects we have all slowed in their progress this year except for the pitchers so don’t be so eager to trade Alonso for some mid tier prospect. Some of u still don’t get it a Prospect is a Prospect is a Prospect !!! Also please remember many FA’s don’t want to play in NY and can we really afford signing FA’s that require draft pick compensation- we are penalized enough already with the BS Cohen Rule. So which FA’s are we going to sign that are going to make us competitive with the Phillies and Braves next year - Soto does not count ????
The Mets need to think long term. They have multiple needs, including starting pitching. An expensive long-term contract like Soto is a questionable use of their resources.
I would like to know what sort of deal Alonso is looking for. He's a nice piece to have. OTOH, he has his limitations. Breaking the bank for him when Vientos can play 1st is also not necessarily ideal. I don't "hate" him but also don't necessarily "love" him either.
I think the LIndor deal is a lot & based on the need to get a steady long-term SS as a basic building block at the time. I would not compare Alonso's position to that.
I am wary of that price but maybe if it doesn't affect getting anything else.
Three starters were signed in the off season as stopgaps. M. is a decent back-end type. They tried to stretch him to six innings. Looks like he is more of a five inning pitcher. He gave up a grand slam but the game was not out of reach until later. Severino is doing well. Houser has done well as a long reliever, which is useful with so many pitchers who can't go long. So, overall, not a bad haul really.
One day at a time. If they win today, they can look forward to playing the Nats, another team on their level. They can manage to have a reasonable 10 game stretch overall.
Still can not believe All the Alonso haters out there. Hello 👋 Guys we are Not getting Soto - even his so called friend saying he won’t play for losers. Hello 👋 only using Cohen to drive his price up so u better embrace Alonso or do u think HR hitters like him grow on trees. 2025 is going to be another tough year - the prospects we have all slowed in their progress this year except for the pitchers so don’t be so eager to trade Alonso for some mid tier prospect. Some of u still don’t get it a Prospect is a Prospect is a Prospect !!! Also please remember many FA’s don’t want to play in NY and can we really afford signing FA’s that require draft pick compensation- we are penalized enough already with the BS Cohen Rule. So which FA’s are we going to sign that are going to make us competitive with the Phillies and Braves next year - Soto does not count ????
The Mets need to think long term. They have multiple needs, including starting pitching. An expensive long-term contract like Soto is a questionable use of their resources.
I would like to know what sort of deal Alonso is looking for. He's a nice piece to have. OTOH, he has his limitations. Breaking the bank for him when Vientos can play 1st is also not necessarily ideal. I don't "hate" him but also don't necessarily "love" him either.
The Mets pay Lindor $341M would u pay Alonso $200M ?
I think the LIndor deal is a lot & based on the need to get a steady long-term SS as a basic building block at the time. I would not compare Alonso's position to that.
I am wary of that price but maybe if it doesn't affect getting anything else.
Three starters were signed in the off season as stopgaps. M. is a decent back-end type. They tried to stretch him to six innings. Looks like he is more of a five inning pitcher. He gave up a grand slam but the game was not out of reach until later. Severino is doing well. Houser has done well as a long reliever, which is useful with so many pitchers who can't go long. So, overall, not a bad haul really.
One day at a time. If they win today, they can look forward to playing the Nats, another team on their level. They can manage to have a reasonable 10 game stretch overall.