Pete Alonso is expected to fall short of his contract expectations (Source: Getty Images)
Pete Alonso is yet to ink a deal with any ballclub. Reportedly, the steep price asked by him and his agent Scott Boras have imepeded his place in any organization. The Mets have offered him a three-year $90 million deal, signalling the lack of interest by any team to go any higher.
In Mets analyst Karlos Ortiz's opinion, that's the best contract option available to Alonso who should take it. On The Bart Winkler Show by NY Post Sports, Ortiz said that the best case scenario for the Mets and their first baseman would be to sign a Cody Bellinger type deal.
"I don't think that he's going to get the long-term deal that he's looking for. Reportedly he's looking for 175-200 million, that's off the table. He might have to go with a Cody Bellinger type deal where it's 30 million first year 25,20 something to that extent where he could possibly get the 90 for over three years but get an opt out after the first.
