Mets owner makes feelings about Pete Alonso clear

New York Mets proprietor Steve Cohen did not dance across the challenge when requested about the way forward for All-Star first baseman Pete Alonso throughout the first version of the membership’s “Meet on the Apple” podcast that may drop on Saturday.

“We need to preserve him,” Cohen stated about Alonso, as shared by Ben Krimmel of SNY and Max Goodman of NJ Advance Media for NJ.com. 

A lot has been made about the truth that Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns acknowledged early into spring coaching that Alonso doubtless will attain free company after the upcoming season. 

Some New York followers had been involved even earlier than ace Kodai Senga was shut down for an indeterminate period of time earlier this week that the Mets may make Alonso out there to different golf equipment this summer time if they’re realistically out of rivalry across the All-Star break. 

“He’s an necessary a part of our group immediately and hopefully sooner or later,” Cohen continued. “We all know the followers really feel strongly about him, and I’m not tone-deaf. I completely perceive the followers’ love of Pete.” 

Sure MLB reporters have identified that Cohen theoretically may approve an Alonso commerce after which splash the mandatory money to signal the favored “Polar Bear” in free company. 

Nevertheless, there is no assure the slugger who reportedly is not providing Cohen any kind of hometown low cost would return to Queens. 

It has been suggested Alonso may have at the very least some curiosity in that includes for a historic franchise such because the Chicago Cubs or New York Yankees.

“I hope he hits 55 dwelling runs and makes it so troublesome on me in free company,” Cohen added about Alonso. “I might name that a terrific final result.” 

After the 2022 Mets collapsed en path to struggling a wild-card collection loss to the San Diego Padres, the 2023 squad seemingly was a mess in a number of methods earlier than Cohen signed off on a summer time hearth sale. 

In the meantime, FanGraphs gave the 2024 Amazins only a 30.6 % likelihood to make the playoffs as of late Friday morning. 

Cohen has handed Stearns authority relating to roster-building selections, however the proprietor may have to contemplate the desires of his paying clients because it pertains to Alonso’s MLB dwelling via and past this yr.