There are a number of gamers who’re powerful to foretell in the course of the preparation of the High 50 free brokers yearly. Typically, they’re gamers whose fame outpaces their statistical output, particularly of their stroll 12 months. Pete Alonso is one of the best instance this offseason.
We landed on a five-year, $125MM prediction that ranked him seventh within the class. That appears to be beneath market consensus. Different estimates of Alonso’s incomes energy have landed within the $140MM to $170MM vary.* These align extra carefully with the Polar Bear’s fame as a star, placing him within the Freddie Freeman or Matt Olson bucket. Freeman landed a deferred $162MM contract from the Dodgers, whereas Olson’s extension with the Braves assured him $168MM over eight seasons.
Alonso seemingly expects to be paid equally. Joel Sherman of the New York Submit has reported that Alonso declined a seven-year, $158MM provide from the Mets in June 2023. That may have purchased out his remaining arbitration season and 6 free agent years. Alonso collected $20.5MM for his final arbitration 12 months, so the extension proposal could be thought-about akin to $137.5MM over six seasons. As not too long ago as final summer season, Alonso and his earlier representatives felt he might do higher. (He has since employed the Boras Company.) He’ll have to buck some market traits for that to be the case.
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