Overview
- Alonso declined a $24 million player option after a career year, re-entering the market at age 31.
- He posted a .272/.347/.524 line in 2025 with career-best hard-hit metrics, boosting his appeal to bidders.
- NBC Sports’ Matthew Pouliot projects a contract around five years and $150 million, contingent on market demand.
- ESPN’s David Schoenfield says the Mets remain the best fit but notes David Stearns is unlikely to overpay, with the Yankees, Red Sox, and NL East long shots like the Nationals and Marlins also mentioned.
- Mets analysis outlines cheaper fallback options at first base—Josh Naylor, Ryan O’Hearn, and Ty France—to preserve resources for other needs such as the rotation.