The addition of Santander, who hit 44 home runs with the Baltimore Orioles last season, follows the deep-pocketed Jays’ failed pursuits of Shohei Ohtani last offseason and of Juan Soto, Corbin Burnes and Roki Sasaki this winter.
MLB Network's Jim Duquette sounded confident last week that the Toronto Blue Jays landing free-agent first baseman Pete Alonso was "out of the equation" after Toronto agreed to a five-year deal worth at least $92.5M with outfielder Anthony Santander.
It is conceivable that Baty and Acuña alone could replace Alonso's home runs, which is to say nothing of what they stand to gain from their new center fielder. That is Jose Siri, who hit as many homers on his own last season (18) as the Mets got from all their center fielders.
The New York Mets have been trying to bring Pete Alonso back to Queens, but no agreement has been reached. The Blue Jays could make a splash and sign Alonso.
First base slugger Pete Alonso remains unsigned but a reunion with the Mets would make sense — or a move out west.
Much like free agent first baseman Pete Alonso, the market has moved slowly for Anthony Santander, who is yet to be signed despite showing his prowess last year with 44 dingers.
The news about the Mets' Ryne Stanek could be a sign that the team and Pete Alonso are closer to an agreement than some believe.
The New York Mets have put a competitive offer to Pete Alonso and could still potentially re-sign him despite the recent fallouts with the team
As MLB free agency continues to progress, Pete Alonso is slowly being left alone as the most important figure who is still free. However, as time goes by, the situation is becoming
As the Blue Jays continue building out their 2025 roster, Toronto remains the team most likely to sign Max Scherzer.
Spring training is just weeks away, but there is still plenty of MLB offseason business to tackle. A handful of notable players remain on the free-agent market, including Alex Bre