There are less than 50 current baseball players that possess generational talent.
Some do it on the field while a few do so circling it.
It amazes me how few hitters consistently hit above making out seven out of ten times or banging over 30 home runs in 500 at-bats.
The Mets have a generational home run hitter in Pete Alonso, who loves both this team and city.
To let him walk away after you were willing to pay worn out pitchers over 40mil a season should be license enough to lose your franchise.
But....
That's just me
No disagreement from me. To me, the only way Pete walks if some team blows you away.I want a 500 HR record for a Mets hitter. Not 252.
ReplyDeleteMack,
ReplyDeleteYou make a very convincing argument.Let's make him a fair offer and let's see where it goes.If he says no then we know we did what was best for the team and we move on with a trade.
Those worn out pitchers were short term deals Alonsos contract won't be that.
ReplyDeleteAnd that's a viable reason to let this guy walk?
DeleteNo wonder you won't put your name to your comment
Who said anything about letting him walk but it's comparing apples to oranges. If Alonso gets a long term deal and he declines in year 3 it's very different than an old pitcher on a short term deal.
DeleteGreat article on the power of WAR in the Athletic and of course we fail so DS needs to go to WAR big time. Big question is why this took so long for our front offices to figure this out. I get why we didn't during the Wilpon error but there's no excuse during Stevies era. Between now and the end of next season I see ALOT of change coming and hopefully it's good. I don't see Ohtani ever coming here so go hard after Yamamoto and another starter or 2 and 3 for the BP then let this year be about finding out if the kids can play and after the season go hard for Soto. I love talent, youth and WAR ( Good God y'all what is it good for....everything if your a Met fan)
ReplyDeleteYes a generational power hitting talent. Our Killebrew. Bigger than the killer who started fading after 35. Seven Prime years of pete? So Steve has to eat a few years of pete fading power.pete with protection from a power hitting dh?more power and a .250 ba. No indication he wants to leave therefore NOBOBY blows Steve away if he wants pete
ReplyDeleteHuh?? Golly mack. Thought my comments were solid to sign pete and Steve should make it happen under any circumstance. I totally agree with you
ReplyDeleteThank you John
DeleteMy next blurb will be about our emerging generational player
Kingman, Strawberry, Delgado, Beltran, Wright, Piazza and Alonso. The Mets have not exactly been rife with home run hitters in their lineups over the years. The fear some have is that Alonso will be a higher-total Dave Kingman rather than a NY version of Killebrew. Either way, you don't sneeze at 50 HR power and 100 RBI performances. I'm thinking the AAV depends on the number of years. The greater the length then the lower the AAV. The shorter the length then the AAV shoots up. I'd start with around $35 million per year for 7 years -- $245 million -- and see how it goes. Alonso may want more than Lindor but Lindor contributes speed and defense in addition to power. Right now power is Alonso's sole (and very impressive) attribute.
ReplyDeleteI hear ya all, but there is a voice in the back of my head asking: "if you could have one or the other, would you rather have Pete or Soto for the next 10 years (after 2024)?
ReplyDeleteI am not sure I can answer that yet.
I agree that Pete is a generational talent. His power numbers stand up against the greats.
ReplyDeleteIt is true that power hitters fade in their 30s, and that some of the money that Pete will ask for will provide full value in the later years.
But...the value of having a fan favorite take the field every day for the next eight years with the threat of a HR every time he steps to the plate is worth the salary. The revenue and merchandizing will make up for the last few years of decline. I would extend him before anyone else can get into a bidding war.