{"id":10601,"date":"2024-12-14T02:07:23","date_gmt":"2024-12-14T02:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=10601"},"modified":"2024-12-14T02:07:23","modified_gmt":"2024-12-14T02:07:23","slug":"breaking-yankees-have-interest-in-signing-former-53-home-run-slugger-from-rival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=10601","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Yankees Have \u2018Interest\u2019 in Signing Former 53-Home Run Slugger From Rival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2166189788-e1734133779974.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" alt=\"New York Yankees\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-content entry-content\">\n<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">Yankees have mutual interest with Pete Alonso.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0New York Yankees could bolster its lineup with a big free-agent addition.<\/p>\n<p>The Yankees haven\u2019t made any additions to its offense since losing Juan Soto to the\u00a0New York Mets. Yet, according to Peter Bottle of The New York Post, the Yankees and Pete Alonso have a mutual interest in getting a deal done.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Yanks also have interest in Mets first baseman Pete Alonso and they believe it\u2019s mutual,\u201d Bottle\u00a0wrote. \u201cAlonso is a Tampa-area native and he\u2019s already proven he can handle playing in New York.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alonso has played his entire MLB career with the Mets and would be the replacement for Anthony Rizzo at first base. The slugger would bolster the Yankees offense as last season with New York,\u00a0he hit .240 with 34 home runs and 88 RBIs. His career-high is 53 home runs and 131 RBIs.<\/p>\n<p>Along with Alonso, Bottle says the Yankees are also in trading for\u00a0Chicago Cubs slugger Cody Bellinger to replace Juan Soto.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Yanks potentially could pursue both Bellinger and Alonso \u2014 who also are represented by Soto\u2019s agent Scott Boras \u2014 perhaps depending on how much money the Cubs fork over in a trade,\u201d Bottle wrote.<\/p>\n<p>New York has focused on pitching in the offseason signing\u00a0Max Fried\u00a0and acquiring closer Devin Williams.<\/p>\n<h2>What is Alonso Expected to Get in Free Agency?<\/h2>\n<p>Alonso was one of the top free agents available.<\/p>\n<p>In MLBTradeRumors\u2019 annual Top 50 free agent predictions, they had Alonso signing a five-year $125 million deal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe debated a wide range of contracts for Alonso,\u201d the article\u00a0read. \u201cHe\u2019s an imperfect free agent who 15 years ago would\u2019ve likely been a lock for $200MM+, given his gaudy counting stats. Today\u2019s front offices care more about defensive utility and on-base percentage, however. If Alonso and Scott Boras go out seeking $200MM+, there\u2019s a real possibility for a Cody Bellinger situation where he\u2019s left to take a short-term deal with opt-outs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going with a five-year deal at a heftier AAV than the one he turned down. And, it\u2019s possible there\u2019ll be some opt-outs or convoluted options woven throughout as well. Alonso technically comes out \u201cbehind\u201d his reported extension offer with this prediction, but only because we\u2019re putting him down for one fewer season. If he tops $12MM after a five-year deal \u2014 certainly plausible \u2014 or secures some kind of opt-out or player option, he could realistically end up ahead in the end,\u201d the article added.<\/p>\n<p>However, the interest in Alonso\u00a0hasn\u2019t been as expected\u00a0which could impact his eventual deal.<\/p>\n<h2>Yankees Acquire All-Star Closer<\/h2>\n<p>New York did bolster its bullpen by acquiring All-Star closer Williams from the Milwaukee Brewers.<\/p>\n<p>The Yankees dealt starting pitcher\u00a0Nestor Cortes and infield prospect Caleb Durbin for Williams. New York general manager Brian Cashman, says they are excited to add Williams to the bullpen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBig fastball and a devastating changeup; that\u2019s his calling card,\u201d Cashman\u00a0said. \u201cSoft contact, swing and miss, ground balls \u2013 and the consistency he\u2019s been able to provide for quite some time now. I\u2019m sure we weren\u2019t the only bidders here in the end. He certainly doesn\u2019t seem to be afraid; you can\u2019t do that job if you\u2019re afraid of the big stage\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a high-quality arm to fit in with the \u2018pen,\u201d Cashman added. \u201cIt\u2019s not easy to find guys running around of the stature of Devin Williams.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Williams\u00a0went 1-0 with a 1.25 ERA in 22 games and had 14 saves.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yankees have mutual interest with Pete Alonso. The\u00a0New York Yankees could bolster its lineup with a big free-agent addition. 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