The Official 2024-25 MLB Hot Stove Thread

[Regular_P]

Alonso overplayed his hand.

The second you saw all this talk about teams chasing a 34 year old Christian Walker, you had to know that the market was soft for Alonso.
Guys like Walker, Goldschmidt and Santana sign for cheap, and Alonso thinks that helps the market for him?

Those guys signing lowered the market for Alonso. Pete should have been out the gate early and taken the biggest offer on the table. Maybe he would have gotten 150M or whatever. And that would have raised the floor and improved the contracts for Walker/Goldy but so what?

Now, Alonso will be lucky to get 100M.
What incentive do the Mets have to give him a big deal when Vlad's on the table in November?

I think the Mets are perfectly fine moving Vientos to 1B and telling Pete to kick rocks.
Who is Pete going to sign with?

The only team with any money that might need a 1B is the Padres, and that's looking like a shyt show.
Maybe the Giants, I guess...

Detroit

 

[Trust Me]

Looks like posturing to me. Boras and Alonso gotta stop playing around.

I get the feeling Stearns is all in on Vladdy as soon as he can get him. We might get a slight dip in the power numbers with Vladdy, but we'll add gold glove defense, versatility, bats for good average, we cut down on strikeouts and a good on base guy.

I'm all about it.

 

[VegetasHairline]

Pete Alonso really thought he was gonna get paid like Freddie Freeman and Matt Olson!

 

[Spidey Man]

Winker and Siri going to cause a few fights. They bringing the 80s back

 

[Remote]

Detroit

I wouldn't mind Alonso signing with Detroit.

 

[Spence]

Aye, for real though. Let’s pour one out for the Homie Bob Eucker, up until about 5 years ago I thought he was just an actor on the Major Leagues movie and had no clue not only was he the Brewers actual announcer but also played ball and did a bunch of other wild shyt in his lifetime

 

[Trust Me]

Winker and Siri going to cause a few fights. They bringing the 80s back

 

[Spidey Man]

There's a shyt ton of talent in the National League this year.

Soto, Acuña, the Gambler, mookie, tucker and Lindor. The MVP race should be fun.

 

[TrillaMonsoon]

Siri has the GOAT bat drops for a .190 hitter

 

[Spence]

Siri has the GOAT bat drops for a .190 hitter

Part of the reason we traded his silly ass

 

[blues_funk_reggae]

Alonso overplayed his hand.

The second you saw all this talk about teams chasing a 34 year old Christian Walker, you had to know that the market was soft for Alonso.
Guys like Walker, Goldschmidt and Santana sign for cheap, and Alonso thinks that helps the market for him?

Those guys signing lowered the market for Alonso. Pete should have been out the gate early and taken the biggest offer on the table. Maybe he would have gotten 150M or whatever. And that would have raised the floor and improved the contracts for Walker/Goldy but so what?

Now, Alonso will be lucky to get 100M.
What incentive do the Mets have to give him a big deal when Vlad's on the table in November?

I think the Mets are perfectly fine moving Vientos to 1B and telling Pete to kick rocks.
Who is Pete going to sign with?

The only team with any money that might need a 1B is the Padres, and that's looking like a shyt show.
Maybe the Giants, I guess...

The best offer Pete got was that 150-160 offer during the season, he scoffed at it

Then got a 90/3 offer, and scoffed at that too

Pete still thinks he's getting $380M/12 years, I said this goofball will not be signed by spring training, and we are less than one month away from pitchers and catchers reporting.

Bozo gonna sign a one year deal somewhere with a non-contender. Rockies, Rays, Angels or some other team.

 

[Spidey Man]

Pete Alonso really thought he was gonna get paid like Freddie Freeman and Matt Olson!

Dumbass declined 158 and then hired Boras.

 

[Spidey Man]

If Pete is truly gone, give me Santander and Tanner Scott and wait to see who's ending up on the trade block

 

[FaTaL]

Double Tommy John means his mechanics or his arm isn’t built to last

 

[FaTaL]

Where is Alonso predicted to go?