BIG Mets Updates: Alonso's Contract CONTROVERSY, Mets "Most Intriguing Team" For Bregman?

[@WardyNYM]

Help us get to 350+ likes & 35K subs! Mets fans, what’s YOUR thoughts on all the latest with Alonso, Bregman, Verdugo & more?

[@adolfoarjona3378]

Dave right number should not be retired.

[@hankvanwell5322]

I’ll bet Wright wishes Cohen was owner back when he was plying….lol

[@dominantmetsnation8156]

Great job as always Bud! Best in the Biz! Congrats on BR GIG !! WELL DESERVED!!!

[@tedchen8276]

Congrats on your BR!

[@stevelahn1012]

No to Verdugo. I'm not listening to any of the noise about Pete at this point. It's been all over the place and it's daily. I Have Petelash. Wake me up when he signs.

[@Standdividedfalltogether]

Frfr most people copying and pasting others show titles last couple days too. Crazy. It’s his money. Let him do what he wants. Ain’t my business.

[@donrol93]

Yeah. When the speculation is over, then I'll tune in for the details. Come home, Pete

[@Dan-tt8sn]

No to verdungo

[@Mitchropolitan]

Congrats on the weekly spot with BR!

[@randyluna7695]

Congratulations to you the Mets captain David wright you deserve it so much

[@sparkscurran9188]

Congrats wardy you deserve it your a hard worker thanks for what you do

[@Frankie515pr]

Verdugo???? Helllll Nooooo!!!

[@Lorrddyyy]

If I was Pete I would just bet on myself on a 2-3 year deal with opt outs, he is at his lowest point right now stat wise makes no sense to ask for more than Freeman and Olson.

[@metfish]

He bet on himself last season and had his worst season. I don’t think his confidence is high enough to try that again…

[@Orangutanga__]

@@metfishYeah, and some people actually do better when there’s no outside pressure

[@fenson100]

Right now i'm sick of defense first. With this pitching staff, we need hitters.

[@Standdividedfalltogether]

I’m sick of projects and we need a bargain at every deal but sign one guy to close to a billion. Anyone else 1 year tops! Foh. Dumbest off season I ever seen.

[@CARLOSAVILA-ku4zl]

Just sign Winker

[@bobbysoverall8963]

Congratulations on The Bleacher Report gig!👏🏾

[@jcarra_gaming]

I love the program my friend from Puerto Rico

[@cyberbehikesanakori]

Vaya! LGM!

[@nydc604]

Wardy is dominican 💪🏾🇩🇴

[@cyberbehikesanakori]

Congrats with BR

[@Cheryworld]

Next number to retire - 45 (Tug) (also Franco)

[@ketorising81]

We don’t win a World Series with Verdugo on this roster. We can win one with Winker. This is the wrong place to go bargain hunting. Pay the few Million extra for the better piece.

[@devinbliss8006]

Keep it up Wardy! LFGM

[@chalkbunt81]

Don't care about " Alonso-gate", although if his power numbers aren't replaced we are actually weaker than last year's club, even with Soto. This rotation as it stands is pathetic and DESPERATELY needs to be addressed or we can look forward to a third place finish next year.

[@Patrick-o8l6m]

Wardy you do a great job

[@joeb169]

We need Howie Mandell to step in and tell Alonso "Deal or No Deal"!

[@juanizquierdo1737]

Come on Wardy. Are you going to start the video by stating that yesterday we heard from his agent? No, we did not.

[@yusufmohammad4288]

#5 my captain forever.

[@explosivo631ny]

Wow I forgot dodgers got Blake snell

[@jamesLATORRACA]

Let’s do something already what is the holdup here spring is around the corner

[@Standdividedfalltogether]

Reminds me of last year. In on everyone signs no one. Great Soto here. But we worse everywhere else but RF now. Guess 2026 guys.

[@jasonfocacci9234]

@@Standdividedfalltogetherworse everywhere else? Who did we lose? Severino?

[@dashx1103]

It's just the beginning of the second week of January. There is plenty of offseason left.

[@sirhc2291]

Pete turned 30 last month. Time to update the graphic. For a second I was thinking Pete was turning 30 and In December of 2025

[@sirhc2291]

And if we want to be technical it’s Alonso’s age 30 season and bregmans 31 season. It’s only a 9 month gap tho

[@Joe-j1f]

Well, to be fair, he never said that it was reported he was doing that 0:29

[@dashx1103]

Correct. This is such a made-up controversy. I can't believe it became a thing at all. So silly.

[@bena4072]

Alonso probably wants at least more than Nimmo whose Eppler contract seems really rich now: 20.5 mil / yr for 8 years?!! Until he is 37/38! I still think 25mil/yr for 5 yrs would be fair for Alonso-right between AAV contracts for Friedman and Olson.

[@LuisBonillaJr]

Pete 4yrs for 106m

[@bobmerz279]

Verdugo thing was 10 years ago

[@bryanfuchs176]

If you look at Pete’s stats, it’s been kinda up and down. Only in 2022 did he have a better average and more hits than his rookie year. He did have a slightly better average in 2021, but fewer hits than his rookie year. He’s decent enough on defense. I just don’t think it’s wise to sign a 9-year contract with him, until he shows he can go the distance, and it seems like theses teams think the same.

[@dominickoliveri1423]

Hello, buddy.

[@fenson100]

No Verdugo!

[@bena4072]

Guy stinks at baseball and is a creep - no matter what happened in the incident, zero reason an adult should be in a bathroom alone with 17 year-old girl.

[@ronokoren8101]

It's become apparent to me that Alonso is the last "big fish" the Mets are after and will only sign him at their price ..... if Pete goes elsewhere, the Mets will address the hole with internal options ..... I do not see Sterns and Company pursuing any more staring pitchers (beyond Sasaki, which honestly would be a Cohen acquisition) and I do not expect any high leverage relief pitchers. I am disappointed tat the Mets went cheap after landing the big fish (Soto). I am also disappointed that Sterns has not made a single major trade ..... he is on record stating he likes the trade market and gave the impression early in the off-season that he was eager to make trades ..... result: Siri.

[@GaryGiusto-v1h]

Where’s stearns ?????

[@Patrick-o8l6m]

lol be careful whenever I say anything negative about stearns I get hammered

[@dashx1103]

Standing near Waldo.

[@marcoslaureano5562]

Let Pete walk. If not we'll be stuck with a sub par fielder, a .220 hitter who hits a homer every 5 games and when he isn't doing that, he strikes out, hits singles or grounds into double plays. He's also a .220-.230 hitter with runners in scoring position. There's a reason why no one wants him. Forget all that meaningless drivel about launch angles and exit velocity. It means nothing if you only hit the ball twice every ten at bats. Let him walk. We can trade for Vladdy or sign him next year. He's a HITTER as opposed to a Dave Kingman type slugger like Pete. Mets fans get too attached to players, the TEAM is trying to win.

[@petercullen2196]

Pete Alonzo should ask for 16 years @ 850 million. If he's going to make crazy demands, might as well go all the way!!!

[@Standdividedfalltogether]

6 is crazy for a 29 years that leads mlb in HR AND RBI for his career? Must be nice living in dream land. You do know vlad will be 27 if we sign next year and will want 13-14 years for 500+ right. Can’t wait to hear eveyone say that’ll be smart and responsible. Paying 2 guys 100+ million a year for their 34-41 years. Both DH by then 😂 gonna be all time stuff.

[@chalkbunt81]

Don't forget the Suite for his family and friends.

[@jamesLATORRACA]

Well if Bergman lets sign him now come on

[@kevinfarrell3121]

I have been screaming ever since they started talking about the potential for retiring the players numbers they have retired over the last few seasons, and I actually agree with all the numbers they have retired up to today. That said, I also agree with the retiring of Wrights #5, however I feel that #5 should be a "Co-Retire". I don't feel there has ever been a more deserving member of Mets Personnel to have their number retired (Not named Tom Seaver) than The One and Only Davey Johnson. Davey deserves the #5 retired even more than David Wright does, And I say this as a Huge Fan of David Wright. I actually can not believe I haven't heard one single other person bring this up already!

[@ButchTardona]

Do u think they can do this trade ? Baty Clifford McNeil and Blackburn fo Luis Castillo . Mariners need a 3B 1B they love McNeil and they get a lesser starting pitcher to replace Castillo

[@VanillaGoriila]

No need to include Clifford.

[@paxriv]

Baty is a future star,; don't give up on him.

[@oscargonza2748]

Mariners are not taking a mediocre pitcher like Blackburn, come up with a better option than Blackburn, Bruh

[@christophercancel934]

He'd still be playing if it wasn't for inherited disc injury.

[@hectorhernandezrosa819]

Verdugo no way

[@MichaelRosler-j2y]

How many teams Kansas pencil in someone who will play practically every game of the season and give you 35 to 45 home runs, year after year?? This is both ridiculous and I think disrespectful to Pete who has done nothing but sworn his allegiance to the New York Mets since he got here.

[@evelynvicente3350]

I am so tired of this Alanzo problem enough already.

[@dashx1103]

The controversy was completely ginned up by overzealous social media commentators, clickbait podcasters, and the usual outrage machine of fandom. Nobody reported that Pete was seeking a 9 year deal. It just was NOT the report. It was mentioned that during negotiations, Boras had "referenced" Fielder's contract as a "comparison." From that meager information, it turned into "OMG ... Pete is demanding 9 years!" As far as controversies go, this is among the stupidest. And I'm sure the reason that the info was redacted from the article is simply in recognition of how it was being misrepresented and blown out of proportion.

[@luisdiego22002]

There is no controversy, the Mets pay, Alonso receives; that’s it. They either agree or they don’t

[@yusufmohammad4288]

Let's be honest. In 2 years, soto is going to be a DH or play 1st, like Harper. So why not let pete go, not overpay for vald and just invest in the outfield.

[@atumasarusekhem4530]

Sign the contract already Bozo 😂

[@hectorhernandezrosa819]

Alex Verdugo no waynonono

[@Patrick-o8l6m]

Sign Pete - profar- Scott - Robertson

[@tadaootsuka7739]

First of all, Congratulations to Mr. David Wright. He well deserved it. 👏👍🎊🎉 Sign Alonso then trade him to Blue Jays to get Vladimir Guerrero. Because I don't think being a Met mean that much to Alonso.😔

[@boruchlazarnick2244]

Can we please move in from pete at this point and trade for vald

[@jamesLATORRACA]

I’ll do that in a minute

[@jmhjmh3605]

Clifford has the best power on the farm

[@Patrick-o8l6m]

I can see Alonso sitting there saying Nimmo is here he is older and he still has six more years left on his contract . All I’m looking for is security like Nimmo and Soto and Lindor

[@ronokoren8101]

The Lindor payment was an overpay at the time but was necessary for Cohen to make a statement ..... now four years in, the Lindor contract has actually aged well ..... cannot make any assessment on the Soto contract yet ..... the Nimmo contract was a severe overpay at the time and has aged poorly ..... Nimmo is not and has never deserved an 8-year, $160M player ..... why on earth would the Mets invest 5, 6, or 7 years in Alonso? To even him out with Nimmo? NO. Sterns/Cohen need to make Boras a best and final offer (whatever that is) and give him 48 hours to accept or reject it. If he rejects it, then move forward with whatever their next move is.

[@explosivediarrhea4671]

@@ronokoren8101 I’m ready to move pm to rizzo

[@Patrick-o8l6m]

@@ronokoren8101 yep agree but I think Alonso is worth a six year gamble more then Nimmos eight

[@Patrick-o8l6m]

I think with Soto in lineup Pete will have some really great years

[@AWaywardWriter]

The Nightengale quote was debunked; lot of people think it was a leak to do Boras dirty. Say what you will about Boras, but he's a good agent and not as stupid as that quote made him look.

[@wilfredoruiz4577]

Alonso fumbled the bag...bad for him, blessing in disguise for the Mets...

[@explosivediarrhea4671]

Nothing is a blessing in disguise this team is the 4th or 5th best team in the NL

[@NC2871926]

Big Mets Updates?? There's no updates at all. Noting is happening

[@JasonBucey-et5vg]

I’m over Pete. Greed vs Mets never a good mix. Sign him and he will never be looked at in same light by fans!! Burned that bridge move on. Plenty other bats we can entertain. Trade or wait for Vlad. Intrigued by Arraez too

[@Patrick-o8l6m]

Why wait for Vlad he wants to go too Boston Mets shouldn’t count on him

[@Metsfan4ever]

Shoulda retired #8 before #5!

[@jcarra_gaming]

Go mets

[@Logic105]

Alonso doesn't want to be a Met.

[@JoseReyes-gs6zi]

More of the same. This Pete saga has become worse than a Spanish novela.

[@rickcuban322]

Bye bye Pete

[@LuisBonillaJr]

Pete 4yrs for 106m no more

[@fernandosandoval4711]

Alonzonis. Completely. Unreasonal !.

[@dashx1103]

Uh ... what?

[@LuisBonillaJr]

Pete max 4 for 106m

[@jjmunz7718]

Steven Cohen and David need to trade for Vladimir Guerrero Jr asap first and foremost. Then sign tanner Scott. Signing Alex would be nice as well. Actions over word's Steven Cohen. New York Mets strong 4life 💪

[@dashx1103]

Who is in that proposed trade for Vlad?

[@jamesLATORRACA]

Hey wardy let’s get vald now get the big trade and sign him also we could do it forget Pete already you can’t wait forever on this guy let’s get moving n get tanner scott

[@yusufmohammad4288]

I agree on moving on from pete. But I think we can wait one yr for vlad.

[@Patrick-o8l6m]

@@yusufmohammad4288 Vlad wants Boston

[@MichaelRosler-j2y]

Even ask David Wright, keep Pete!

[@gold_ram_5.780]

That's on pete not the mets. Wright said it means more to stay with the same team but he was talking about the player feeling. Pete is tye reason he's notva met and the mets shouldn't give him what his market isn't

[@markgreene8186]

Trade for Vlad. He will probably sign an extension and not hit the market.

[@Standdividedfalltogether]

Imagine being 29 and leading all of MLB in power number with HR AND RBI since coming in the league and being told you only get 3 years when guys like Manaea and Sevy getting 3-25 per each. Lol. It’s AMAZING!

[@explosivediarrhea4671]

He did reject a 158 for 7 years last year

[@christineg7888]

He's 30. He foolishly turned down the initial extension offer of $155M. He only hit well when the baseball was supposedly "juiced." Last season, he was a trip to the kitchen because you knew he would not get a timely hit when we needed it. He'd walk away from the plate, shaking his head. He shot himself in the foot, turning down the $155M. If he concedes to the 3/$90M, and he plays like he did last season, there will be a lot of booing going on! Not to mention the sounds of toilets flushing during his at bat. Lol.

[@chalkbunt81]

​@@christineg7888, just curious, Chrissy. How many good baseball moments do you miss during all those kitchen and potty breaks you take while watching a game?

[@christineg7888]

​@chalkbunt81 Not many. That's why I wait for Pete's at bat. Lol. I've been to two World Series. We can't win again on sentimentality.

[@chalkbunt81]

@@christineg7888 , yeah but winning with mercenaries ain't that much fun either. You want to like them AND have them win. Oh well.

[@LuisBonillaJr]

Pete 4yrs for 106m MAX

[@dashx1103]

Why? Why would you care if Pete got more money than that?

[@lostajs]

Not a winker fan. But verdugo would bring you a dh plus can rotate in outfield.

[@explosivo631ny]

Sign bregman already , y it gotta take this long. Our owner gotta act like a boss , cmon cohen and sterns

[@MichaelAngelo-l5s]

No interest in Bregman whatsoever...we need left-handed hitters...get Santander, Winker, or Profar

[@fernandosandoval4711]

Alonzo was Earning $30 Million, but. Insists on 9. Years.. Absurd..!..!

[@dashx1103]

There is zero reporting that Pete insisted on 9 years. That was a completely made-up controversy. Also, Pete has never made $30 mil in a season. Not even close. But, as an aside, in the season after which he broke the MLB record for HRs by a rookie, establishing himself as the top HR hitter in the NL, he made well less than $1 million ($676,775). Just fyi. While being the most prolific HR hitter in the NL during his career, Pete has had only one season in which he earned more than $14.5 mil.

[@LuisBonillaJr]

Get Vlad NOW

[@LuisRaulPerez-n5y]

I DO NOT GET IT with Pete . If Pete take 3/$90 with Opts Out in yr 1 or 2 he can benefit himself next year when Teams start to fight for Vlad Guerrero and Pete can become the #2 Best Option and get a better deal .

[@dashx1103]

I don't think it is too hard to understand. Pete has put in his time in MLB ... the six years in which players are barred from testing the market -- and he's trying to maximize his value now that he finally is able to go into the market. He has been the top HR hitter in the NL since he first stepped on the field back in 2019 ... but he's earned more than $7 mil/season only twice, and more than $14.5 mil only once. He is thinking ... "hey, I became the most prolific HR hitter in the NL during 2019, and I got paid well less than $1 million in my next season ... it is time to get paid." I'm sure that is the thought process. Fans don't like it, but it should be easily understandable.

[@LuisBonillaJr]

Get Vlad NOW and PITCHING

[@jayrosen6663]

Happy for David Wright, well-deserved. Offer Pete, 5 years at 135 million with opt-outs after years 1, and 2. If his response is negative, then pivot to a stop-gap at first base. We need an ace for the starting rotation. Go for Tanner Scott, and another top line bullpen guy! Also, add a viable DH, LGM!!!

[@fernandosandoval4711]

Alonzo is. Slow, been i. Decline, Nonspeed, age 39.. is. NOT. Willie. Mays ot. Hank. Aaron !.

[@dashx1103]

Pete is not 39.

[@Patrick-o8l6m]

Give Alonso Six years get it done

[@MrDelight4u]

but the 6yrs don't necessary promise he ply 1st base.

[@ronkonkoma4223]

The Mets need to move on from Pete and you need to actually watch games. Pete was terrible last season.

[@Patrick-o8l6m]

@@ronkonkoma4223 I watch games but they ain’t getting Vlad or Bregman and I hope you don’t think Baty is the answer for third if so maybe you don’t watch many because Baty at third and Vientos at first would be disaster

[@DavidA-c9z]

Yeah 6 years of 30+ HRs isn’t bad at all. It’s not like he is 35 or 40 years old. His batting average is what it is and has already dropped

[@Patrick-o8l6m]

@@DavidA-c9z even 25 million a year

[@jamesps7515]

And right before you posted this it’s predicted tigers or Red Sox are most likely to land Bregman. I hate coming to KZbin for any updates like y’all actually know something

[@cnerrie5433]

I wish players would stop talking about "making a living for their family." Making a living for your family means being sure they have good food, clothing, and shelter. Being sure they can afford a good education, can get help when they're sick, can have some extra money for having fun. That's making a living for your family. Trying to get tens of millions of dollars for years in the future when you know that you won't be worth it anymore and you'll be an albatross around a team's neck is not "making a living for your family."

[@steveninsinna1743]

Total BS. They have enough money for 1O generations. Yes..stop using that BS statement.

[@dashx1103]

I know. Right? Greedy players trying to fleece the poor owners. Can you imagine if Steve Cohen had to spend an extra however many million to bring Pete back? That poor guy, what a dent that would make in his $25 billion dollar worth. Crazy. I just hate how people try to support players in contract disputes instead of supporting the owners. I mean, we don't go to the ball park to watch the players, after all. We go to watch the billionaire owners in their luxury boxes. These players need to get their priorities straight.

[@cnerrie5433]

@@dashx1103 I understand that most fans have no problem with players pulling down tens of millions of dollars while no longer being able to play at a high level -- and, in fact, hurting the team by taking up resources and space. I do have a problem with that. In addition, I do not understand how a proud man would put himself in the position of being an albatross around the neck of his team. Billionaire owners are not my concern, one way or the other. But putting that aside, I thought it was clear that I was complaining about the dishonest use of the phrase “making a living for their family” to describe this conduct, a phrase which we hear over and over. I have a problem with misrepresenting greed as somehow providing necessities for your family, especially if you consider how many families are in circumstances where they actually do not have the basic necessities of life, where “making a living for your family” is an real issue.

[@dashx1103]

@@cnerrie5433 I guess I have no real problem in pushing back against that. Anytime a person earns money, it is reasonable to say he earns it for his family. For some of us, it is less than it is for others. But for a highly skilled athlete who has the ability to earn for himself and for his family, I have no issue with the phrase "for my family." Sure it is easy for us to resent the idea of an athlete claiming his hundreds of millions of dollars as being for the welfare of his "family." But I also think that is why it is important to counter it with the reality that the give-and-take in contracts is between athletes and owners ... owners who are by-and-large billionaires. The social conditioning is to train our eyes on the players and say "man, I'd love to make $100 million or more, what is this guy complaining about?" But the reality is that on the other side of the equation is a billionaire owner who won't be put out in any sense if he pays the additional millions for the player. And let's be honest, .. we go to the ball park to see the players, not to watch the billionaires in their luxury suites. So, that is what I'm getting at. I have become increasingly convinced that fans are fundamentally conditioned to side with ownership in contract disputes with players. And I don't think it is coincidence. From my perspective, as a fan, I want Pete back in the Mets lineup come April. And if that doesn't happen, I'll be unhappy. But I certainly am not inclined to blame Pete for wanting more as opposed to the ownership that wants to pay less. If that makes sense.

[@LuisBonillaJr]

Get Vlad NOW and PITCHING