Earned It

By Mike Rifkin

One of the things most Mets fans hoped for last Winter was a new contract for Pete Alonso. Alonso’s season in 2024 was not what he hoped for. He hit 34 homers, which outside of 2020 was a career low, 88 RBI along with a slash line of .240/.329/.459. 

The free agent market didn’t pan out for Alonso, as he signed a two year contract (one year plus an option) with the Mets. In 2025 however Alonso has carried over what he did for the Mets in the postseason and in past seasons. In last night’s loss to the Marlins, Alonso hit his 30th homer of the season (4 away from matching last season’s total) 108 RBI along with a slash line of .267/.348/.514. You could make the case of Alonso being the most valuable Met, although David Peterson might have something to say about that, Alonso will garner some MVP votes. 

After the season, Alonso will certainly opt out of his contract with the Mets and put himself back on the market. I think the number one priority for David Stearns and Steve Cohen this winter is to lock Pete up to a long term deal. Met fans got to witness a great moment when he passed Darryl Strawberry on the all-time homer list, and is now the franchise leader. Met fans have not had a homegrown superstar position player wise since David Wright. It would be special for the fanbase to witness Pete try to get to other milestone homers and potentially bring a World Series back to Queens. But, let’s get one thing straight, all credit to Alonso, because he has earned a new deal.