With Pete Alonso Decision Looming, Could Mets Be Destination for Red Sox’s Rafael Devers?
The Mets are 27-15 and looking like a threat to dethrone the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League. However, once the season ends, they will need to focus on Pete Alonso once again. Alonso signed a two-year deal to stay with the Mets, but his deal includes a player option for next season. With how he has produced so far, all signs point to him opting out to find a more lucrative contract. There is a chance the deal is not with the Mets, who could still be wary of committing to an aging slugger like Alonso. If Alonso leaves Queens, the Mets will suddenly be in the market for a corner infielder. One option proposed by Bleacher Report’s Kerry Miller was trading for Rafael Devers of the Boston Red Sox. Devers seemed untouchable in trade talks, but recent events have changed that. He publicly called.
out chief baseball officer Craig Breslow after he requested Devers play first base in the wake of Triston Casas’ season-ending injury. Casas called out Breslow for not hitting the market for a first baseman. He also noted he felt the team was not staying true to its word after telling him he would only be appearing as the designated hitter. To be fair, manager Alex Cora has remained consistent in saying Devers will not be playing first base. His issue seems to be with Breslow and the front office, who control his fate ultimately. Trading Devers would free up money for the Red Sox to retain Alex Bregman and go after other stars in free agency. They would also get a prospect haul in return. Devers is playing on a 10-year, $313 million deal. On the Mets, he could play third base if Alonso leaves. Mark Vientos would then likely slide over to first base.
Scott Boras’ latest Pete Alonso pitch won’t be enough to sway the Mets..
After a long winter of waiting, Pete Alonso finally re-signed with the New York Mets on a two-year, $52 million deal. Alonso did not get the massive pay day that he and agent Scott Boras were looking for, but he did earn a decent chunk of change, and with an opt-out after the first season, he earned an opportunity to re-test the market if he had a better 2025 season.
Well, Alonso is off to a great start, leading Boras to already begin making his Alonso free agency pitch. Unfortunately for him, what he’s selling isn’t encouraging enough for the Mets to buy.
“Stop looking at first basemen 30 or older and believing they’re in their decline,” Scott Boras, Alonso’s agent, tells USA TODAY Sports. “The truth is that they still can be very valuable, and there are only five or six people [first basemen in their 30s] who can do what Pete is doing.”
Boras wants teams to pay attention to Alonso’s production, and not his age (30), when in free agency. Unfortunately, that just isn’t how free agency works.
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