Quick and candy.
After a protracted Chilly Struggle of a winter between group and star, that was the way in which the Mets and Pete Alonso discovered their method again to one another — emphasis on the candy spot … particularly for the fan base.
Lower than every week earlier than the Mets had been to open camp with pitchers and catchers, they retained their slugging first baseman. They did it by being as affected person in negotiations as Juan Soto is on the plate.
They needed Alonso again. However not for a protracted time period and slowly, over the course of a grinding offseason stare down, they obtained lineup safety for Soto at a time period that labored for them. The deal is for 2 years at $54 million. Alonso has an opt-out after a 2025 through which he’ll make $30 million, so maybe this all might be repeated a number of months from now.