{"id":16173,"date":"2025-01-01T03:29:57","date_gmt":"2025-01-01T03:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=16173"},"modified":"2025-01-01T03:29:57","modified_gmt":"2025-01-01T03:29:57","slug":"mets-predicted-to-sign-156-million-all-star-slugger-to-pair-with-juan-soto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=16173","title":{"rendered":"Mets Predicted to Sign $156 Million All-Star Slugger to Pair With Juan Soto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>it took a record-breaking $765 million deal to get it done, but the New York Mets found a way to bring outfielder Juan Soto to Queens. Another item on president of baseball operations David Stearns&#8217; to-do list includes acquiring a player to hit behind the 26-year-old in New York&#8217;s lineup. Will the Mets re-sign first baseman Pete Alonso or cut ties with their homegrown star to land third baseman Alex Bregman?<\/p>\n<p>Heading into the winter, Alonso could&#8217;ve fit on several teams. However, potential fits such as the New York Yankees, Houston Astros and Washington Nationals opted for other players. The Mets are the &#8220;most obvious fit&#8221; for the right-handed slugger, but the\u00a0New York Post&#8217;s Jon Heyman noted\u00a0there&#8217;s a sizable gap in negotiations.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"imageBox\">\n<div class=\"innerBox ar23-innerBox\"><picture class=\"mapping-embed\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2515255\/new-york-mets-owner-steve-cohen.webp?w=790&amp;f=458128fcab3306d66da658306d19cd28 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2515255\/new-york-mets-owner-steve-cohen.jpg?w=790&amp;f=458128fcab3306d66da658306d19cd28 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2515255\/new-york-mets-owner-steve-cohen.webp?w=900&amp;f=2360acdb8e8db9d3a888be23d6e02519 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2515255\/new-york-mets-owner-steve-cohen.jpg?w=900&amp;f=2360acdb8e8db9d3a888be23d6e02519 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2515255\/new-york-mets-owner-steve-cohen.webp?w=790&amp;f=458128fcab3306d66da658306d19cd28 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2515255\/new-york-mets-owner-steve-cohen.jpg?w=790&amp;f=458128fcab3306d66da658306d19cd28 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2515255\/new-york-mets-owner-steve-cohen.webp?w=450&amp;f=43e3a84bdb6372072af539851a1258cf 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2515255\/new-york-mets-owner-steve-cohen.jpg?w=450&amp;f=43e3a84bdb6372072af539851a1258cf 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2515255\/new-york-mets-owner-steve-cohen.webp?w=1200&amp;f=89c95b932eedf46edc77deb538695406\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i2515255\" class=\"mapping-embed imgPhoto\" src=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2515255\/new-york-mets-owner-steve-cohen.jpg?w=1200&amp;f=89c95b932eedf46edc77deb538695406\" alt=\"New York Mets owner Steve Cohen\" width=\"1200\" height=\"786\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"caption ar23-caption\"><span id=\"short-cap-description\" class=\"cap\">NEW YORK, NEW YORK &#8211; MARCH 29: (NEW YORK DAILIES OUT) New York Mets owner Steve Cohen speaks to the media before the Mets Opening Day game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Citi Field on&#8230;<\/span>\u00a0<button id=\"read-more-cap\">More<\/button>\u00a0<span class=\"credit ar23-credit\">Jim McIsaac\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Is there a way to get something done?\u00a0FOX Sports&#8217; Rowan Kavner thinks\u00a0the Polar Bear will stay with the Mets on a long-term deal.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Now that the Astros and Yankees have already found their answers at first base in free agency, I think it comes down to the Mets and (San Francisco) Giants for Alonso with a return to Queens ultimately in the cards. I could see this contract getting creative, but let&#8217;s say six years, $156 million,&#8221; Kavner wrote.<\/p>\n<p>This prediction would be close to\u00a0the seven-year, $158 million extension offer\u00a0Alonso rejected in June 2023. If he does remain with the Mets, he&#8217;ll have a good shot at becoming the club&#8217;s all-time home run leader in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s crushed 226 homers through his first six big-league seasons, which\u00a0currentl<a class=\"multivariate\" href=\"https:\/\/mlbdailydingers.com\/2022\/06\/mets-all-time-home-run-leaders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">y ranks third<\/a>\u00a0in Mets history. If he stays in Queens, Alonso will have two more homegrown stars to pass before reaching the top: David Wright (242 homers) and Darryl Strawberry (252 homers).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>it took a record-breaking $765 million deal to get it done, but the New York Mets found a way to bring outfielder Juan Soto to Queens. 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