It’s now Saturday, so why isn’t Pete Alonso a Met but, Boomer?
Boomer Esiason, the WFAN radio host, confidently claimed Thursday that Alonso and the Mets would lastly reunite on Friday, which might finish a months-long free company battle between the 2 sides.
“I’m feeling like Pete is a Met tomorrow,” the previous Jets quarterback wrote on X on Thursday.
Friday has handed, nonetheless, and Alonso nonetheless stays unsigned.
The WFAN host even doubled down on his claims throughout “Boomer and Gio” on Friday.
“I’m considering at this time is the day, and I’m considering it’s in all probability gonna occur at 10:05. I simply wished to get out in entrance of it,” Esiason stated.
“As a diehard Met fan myself, I would like the man at first base, I would like him within the lineup,” he continued. “Steve Cohen has completed loads of nice issues for us since he’s taken over possession of the crew and this may be one other one.”
When met with pushback from the opposite members of his present, Esiason backtracked, in an try to cowl himself in case his prediction went south.
“Everyone, simply pump the breaks for 5 seconds. I put it on the market, I’ll stand by it, and if it doesn’t occur, you possibly can name me a jackass,” he stated. “I desire a full crew and I would like him on this crew. I’m telling you, this may be like Saquon Barkley leaving the Giants.”
In mid-January, the Mets provided the four-time All-Star a three-year contract within the $68 million-$70 million vary, based on The Publish’s Joel Sherman.
Alonso’s camp rejected that supply, rebutting with a three-year cope with a lot larger common annual values, Sherman reported.
In 2023, then-Mets basic supervisor Billy Eppler provided Alonso a seven-year, $158 million extension that the slugger rejected.
Present crew president David Stearns has been reluctant up to now to supply giant contracts to gamers of their 30s, and it seems that Alonso isn’t any exception.
Time will inform if Esiason simply jumped the gun or simply utterly fumbled in his prediction.