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00:00This is again a tough market for Pete Alonso. Even coming off of a strong season where he was

00:06second in the majors in homers and second in the majors in RBI and top 10 in homers and OPS

00:11and really high in doubles, like he had a very strong season that because he's a right-hand

00:16hitter, right-hand thrower, literally turned 31 yesterday on Sunday, he's in his 30s,

00:22limited value defensively, almost no value as a base runner, probably negative value as a base

00:28runner, that he's going to have a hard time getting his market. Remember, Mike Puma of the

00:34Post said that he wants at least seven years. I mean, nobody I talk to is talking seven.

00:40Nobody's talking six. Nobody's talking five. Some people are talking that it's going to be

00:43tough for him to get four. But it doesn't matter if that's the industry and everyone finishes second,

00:50third, fourth. If there's a team out there that values Pete Alonso at five years or six years,

00:57then that will change the marketplace and he'll likely sign there. So it's something to keep an

01:03eye on because the Mets have some interest in Kyle Schwarber. If that market is moving quick

01:08and they're reading the Alonso market, it would be tough to have both of those guys

01:12and Juan Soto at a time where you're talking about run prevention. So if Schwarber is moving

01:18quickly and the Mets want to get on that train, they have to have a full understanding of where they

01:23think Alonso's going, if that is actually their priority or is Schwarber their priority? Because

01:28Schwarber not only gives left-hand bat, arguably a better bat than Alonso, but there's a clubhouse

01:34value at a time where the Mets want to fix their clubhouse.