
It still makes so much sense for Mets, Pete Alonso to reunite
NY Post
Pete Alonso still needs a job.
The Mets could use another significant bat in their lineup.
Ideas, anyone, on how both situations can be resolved? Here’s one: Put Alonso, his agent Scott Boras, Mets owner Steve Cohen and president of baseball operations David Stearns together in a room. Nobody is allowed to leave until a deal is struck. Cohen and Boras can split the tab for takeout.
A divorce seems probable after the Mets began moving on last week, with the belief that Alonso will be signing elsewhere. The team has since re-signed Jesse Winker and Thursday officially announced lefty A.J. Minter’s addition to the bullpen. The buzz surrounding Alonso, meanwhile, has been minimal.

The Mets took their time, too. Buck Showalter was fired on Oct. 1, 2023. It was believed they had one solid target in mind as his replacement in Brewers manager Craig Counsell, but Counsell wouldn’t be available for exactly another month. The wait seemed like only a wink-wink formality. He and David Stearns had worked together for years in Milwaukee.