00:00Let's start with the first one that you mentioned, re-sign Pete Alonzo and Edwin Diaz,
00:03which I think a lot of Mets fans would like to see.
00:06And you've been adamant, you've wrote about this, that re-signing Alonzo and Diaz should be the Mets' first order of business.
00:12Why do you think that these two deals are so crucial to the franchise's offseason direction?
00:18I think the thing to look at with Alonzo is there's not a lot of that kind of raw power out there on the open market.
00:27And Surly, from the right side, that's something they need.
00:32This is trending toward becoming a left-handed hitting lineup.
00:38And Alonzo from the right side, you're going to pencil in 35 to 40 home runs a year from him.
00:45I understand there's questions about his defense, but you have to look going forward here that he's going to,
00:52his next contract will probably spend most of it as the DH.
00:56But, you know, this is a franchise-type player and an anchor to your lineup.
01:04You don't, I don't think you're going to be able to replace Pete Alonzo if he goes elsewhere.
01:10Yeah, that'll be tough to prepare.
01:12What about Diaz?
01:13Why do you think he's paramount to the direction where they're trying to go this offseason?
01:17Yeah, now Diaz is in a situation where he's 31 years old.
01:21He opted out of his deal that would have covered two more years at $37 million.
01:31So it's probably going to take, you know, I don't think you're going to get him back on a three-year deal.
01:37You're probably going to get a four, going to take four years to get him back.
01:42Maybe a fifth, but probably four years.
01:46And I just think that, you know, and listen, that's such a volatile position.
01:50But if you're looking to win here in the next couple of years with this group, Edwin Diaz gives you that best chance.
01:59And if at the back end of that contract, the last couple of years of that deal, he's not anything like the Edwin Diaz we saw this season, so be it.
02:12And even if that means eventually moving him out of the ninth inning role, and who knows if he'll get to that point.
02:18You see guys still doing it at a high level, some of them into their mid and late 30s.
02:25Kenley Jansen is certainly an example of that, and Aroldis Chapman.
02:30So, yeah, it's a gamble that you overpay, but, you know, guys like Edwin Diaz don't exactly fall out of trees.
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