sad news; Braves got a bargain with Matt Olonso ,it is time to trade away……..
Ever since he broke into the league with a bang in 2019, Pete Alonso has been the face of the Mets franchise. Will his time in Queens come to an end in the next six weeks?
Alonso is slated to become a free agent at the end of the season, and with the Mets entering play Thursday with a 29-37 record, it’s reasonable to assume that president of baseball operations David Stearns could be a seller by the time the Trade Deadline rolls around on July 30.
Sure, the Mets are only 3 1/2 games out of a National League Wild Card spot despite a record that has them 16 1/2 games behind the Phillies in the National League East, but there are six teams standing between them and the final Wild Card spot, with only the Rockies and Marlins carrying worse records in the NL. FanGraphs lists the Mets’ chances of making the playoffs at 13%, odds that will drop unless the club is able to start turning things around.
How an Alonso trade would impact their postseason chances is something to consider. But the bigger question for the Mets when it comes to Alonso is this: Would trading him decrease their chances of re-signing him as a free agent if they want to bring the slugger back this offseason?
