If the New York Mets decide to go nuclear and blow things up at the MLB trade deadline, first baseman Pete Alonso will likely be the most high-profile player they move.
The Mets are still technically in the thick of the National League Wild Card hunt, but that says a whole lot more about the quality of the NL race than it does about New York’s prospects as a contending team. The Mets aren’t very good, and owner Steve Cohen surely knows it.
Should New York decide to sell between now and the July 30 deadline, Alonso will certainly attract plenty of attention. He isn’t exactly having his best season, slashing just .238/.315/.477, but he has smashed 14 home runs and could absolutely bolster a contender’s lineup somewhere.
The Mets are still technically in the thick of the National League Wild Card hunt, but that says a whole lot more about the quality of the NL race than it does about New York’s prospects as a contending team. The Mets aren’t very good, and owner Steve Cohen surely knows it.
Should New York decide to sell between now and the July 30 deadline, Alonso will certainly attract plenty of attention. He isn’t exactly having his best season, slashing just .238/.315/.477, but he has smashed 14 home runs and could absolutely bolster a contender’s lineup somewhere.
Of course, the catch is that Alonso will be a free agent at the end of the season, and that will absolutely curb what the Mets can bring back in return for him.
Still, New York would certainly rather trade him than lose him for nothing. All the Mets would get in return if he signs elsewhere in free agency is a conditional fourth-round draft pick, and he already turned down a $158 million extension from the club last year.
Here are three of the best landing spots for Alonso if New York decides to move him.
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