The Mets Owner Breaks Silence After Trading Pete Alonso

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00:00The Mets owner breaks silence after trading Pete Alonso.

00:04In a stunning and deeply symbolic turn of events, the New York Mets' identity continues to unravel this offseason,

00:11and the departure of Pete Alonso is the loudest alarm bell yet.

00:15The Mets lost franchise cornerstone Pete Alonso, who signed a five-year, $155 million deal with the Baltimore Orioles,

00:24with no formal offer to stay.

00:26Alongside Alonso, longtime outfielder Brandon Nimmo was traded for Marcus Simeon,

00:31and closer Edwin Diaz departed for the Los Angeles Dodgers on a three-year, $69 million deal.

00:38Together, these departures marked the exit of three defining, homegrown figures who shaped the team's identity.

00:45The timing, too, is hard to ignore.

00:48Less than a year after Steve Cohen stunned the baseball world by signing Juan Soto to a record-shattering 15-year,

00:54$765 million deal.

00:57The club is suddenly frugal.

00:59They balked at Alonso's price tag and didn't bother countering offers from other teams.

01:04Their reasoning was that the deal exceeded their comfort zone.

01:08A curious phrase for a franchise with one of the deepest pockets in the sport.

01:13Fans aren't taking this lightly, and understandably so.

01:16It's hard to accept that a team that once began the season 45-24, the best in baseball,

01:22could now appear rudderless in the face of a critical offseason.

01:25Cohen addressed the fan base this week with a short message.

01:29I totally understand the fans' reaction.

01:31There is a lot of offseason left to put a playoff team on the field.

01:35But as the team continues to subtract from its core without adding meaningful replacements,

01:40that optimism is beginning to ring hollow.

01:43David Stearns, the team's president of baseball operations, is now on the clock.

01:48The front office has money, time, and a mandate.

01:50Build a winner, fast.

01:52Because if they don't, this isn't just a retool.

01:55It's a full-blown identity crisis for a franchise still searching for stability.

01:59It's a full-blown identity.