Met fan here and I like Pete. The problem is that he disappears for months at a time. He'll start chasing low and away breaking pitches and just can't stop chasing them. He doesn't get on base that much and is slow on the base paths. In the last 2 years his slash line is .229/.324/.480/.804 with 323 K's. With all that power he didn't even crack the .500 SLG mark. He is a solid defender though no matter what anyone says but overall is not worth the large contract he's seeking.
He's an awful defender, its not an opinion it's an objective fact. Look at Baseball Savant, he's -9 outs above average which ranks him in the bottom 3%, his arm is rated 2/100 and his sprint speed is 20/100
Even though he hit that game saving home run against the Brewers. He will be remembered as not catching that fly ball by the net in the play offs( which every other 1st baseman would catch) and in the same game, when he thew his bat down and he tripped over it running to first base. That blew my mind. Or that comical way he tries to out run a ball and got tagged many times, especially at home place. Where the outfielder just lollypopped it to home plate and still tagged Alonso out
They would if you're someone they want badly (e.g. Soto). Pete just thinks of himself way more highly than anyone else. He's simply not that good. I'm not paying $30M/yr for what he brings. I'm not even paying $20M/yr for that.
@@boomshakalaka8567I think it has a lot more to do with Boras than Alonso. Boras tries to swindle big deals for average players. Alonso is better than any of his free agents from last year (except maybe Snell).
And the Mets were correct in letting Conforto go because Conforto was not the same player afterwards. He declined. Just like Alonso will decline. Which is why the Mets are better off getting a 1 year deal (be it Alonso or Santana or Goldschmidt) for a 1B, and going after Vlad Jr next winter. David Stearns correctly doesn't care for irrational fan sentiment. Stearns only cares about winning.
@@dylangibbons8432 Alonso only put up a 2-ish WAR last season. He isn't as good as his irrational fans make him out to be. He isn't so bad that he should be out of baseball either. His days of 40 bombs a year are likely behind him.
Alonso is probably looking for something like a 6 - 8 year contract and no one, unless they're stupid (Angels anyone), will give it to him. The most similar players at his age includes a who's who of first baseman who fell off a cliff after reaching 30. I'm guessing he'll sign late and get a 3 year contract with opt outs. Basically something along the lines of what Snell and Bellinger did last year.
The problem with Alonso is he's a 1-trick pony. He hits homers. That's it. Can't field. Can't steal bases. Can't hit for average. He just hits homers and those 40 or 50 homers a year is almost all you get. Hollow power.
@@therealjaystone2344 Well... At least Max Muncy can play bad defense at a few different positions. Alonso can only play bad defense at 1 position. So there's that. I guess take it for what it's worth.
Yeah and as you see in the comments they treat it as if he's greedy when it's mostly Boras' bad advice that draws the dead market. Nobody wants to deal with Boras clients if they don't have to.
For the people saying you want him, the Mets offered to extend him for $158M over 7 years. He rejected it. I wouldn't even have offered him anything close to that. He thinks he's Juan Soto.
You don't think that was more bad advice by Scott Boras to reject the extension? How many Boras clients have taken extensions instead of letting themselves hit FA?
@@walker1984 None, I know of. It's a short list of teams that will take on mega contracts, and many of them don't have a fit for Alonso. There's no bidding war for him.
@@walker1984 The problem with that rationale is guys that are more likely to want to test free agency to get the most they can would probably want to sign with Boras.
There are three types of players in baseball. All stars who are so good that teams will throw them lavish contracts to win now regardless of how bad it’ll be when they age. Young players who are good and secure a bag for the years where they’re still good and everyone else who teams push around. Unfortunately for Pete he finds himself firmly in the everyone else camp being neither all that young or all that good
I'm a Braves fan, but I always liked Alonso. He seems like a fun guy. He should go practice left field, get a new agent and come sign with Atlanta. Then he could get the Mets ownership back for not appreciating him. In all seriousness though, he's the type of guy who REALLY gets hurt by being a Boras client. He is a second tier player. Very very good, but not a top of the league guy like Judge, Harper, Ohtani, Acuña etc.. Problem is Boras treats guys like that like they are obvious first ballot HOF guys and wants that kind of money for them. Then they end up missing out on deals they should have taken and having to sign some under-value deal last minute, or worse they get what Boras wants, can't ever live up to their salary, are booed and considered a bust and it cuts their career short. I'd let Bad Bunny represent me before Scott Boras. Because I love baseball, I want to play baseball and enjoy it and not have my career, literally a once in a lifetime opportunity I will look back on as the highlight of my life til the day I die, ruined chasing an extra $5M on what is already a $250M deal.
@@ladistar I don't know if I agree that Soto is "better than Judge and Ohtani" but he definitely is a top tier player. I didn't list every single one because I figured people would get the point and I didn't want to trigger a debate about who should and shouldn't be on the list.
@@naturallawman2965 a 30 year old player who has only ever played 1B since he was a kid is not going to add a new position to his resume. He's built like a 1B, he will always be a 1B.
Ppl saying that Pete can't field is assinine, he is actually a very good field and makes great plays at 1st. And like he said in the video, also is extremely durable and you can rely on him to stay healthy. Would love to have him back on my Mets 💯
This is baseball dude, there is a stat for everything, you can find them in the MLB app menu: Statcast & Baseball Savant. Looking at Alonso, he's in bottom 3 % of 1B defensively. He's an awful fielder, objectively. It's not an opinion.
Aside from that, being a good fielding 1st basemen is plus. There's a reason why it's called the "cold corner" and teams typically put sluggers who can't field there (DH aside, currently). Teams have, and will, fielded terrible fielders at first who can rake. So, like you said, it's asinine to say the issue is Alonso can't field whether that's even true or not.
He's a below average defender by every metric. And as a Mets fan who watched the likes of Hernandez, Magadan, and Olerud man 1st base, as Pete's 6 foot 3 230lb frame gets old, his range is only gonna get worse. And he isnt a good enough hitter to just be a DH.
A first baseman is involved in more plays than an outfielder. In 6 years and only 3607 plate appearance, Pistol Pete hit 25 more homeruns than Soto has hit in 7 years and 4088 plate appearances.
@ you are not paying Soto $500 million to walk. You are paying him because he is a threat. Great power. Great gap hole hitter. RBI threat. You are always paying him to prolong at bats. Take more pitches so his teammates can see. Give pitchers tough at bats which causes pitchers to have shorter stints on the mound.
@emiliothepoet Soto's a bum. He's a terrible outfielder. He doesn't have a super strong arm. He doesn't have an accurate arm. He's not a switch hitter. He's not a base stealer. He doesn't have speed on the pads. He doesn't have a high baseball IQ. He led the league in errors a few years ago. And the Mets will regret this signing eventually.
.215 batting average with runners on base last year during a contract season. Also while he has been very healthy his entire career, he's a 30 year very big guy who likes to go all out on defense and base running even if he's not that good at either. He could very easily spend a big chunk of his 30's in the injury list or playing hurt with diminished production. That's a lot to ask for a long $25-30 million a year contract. I'm a Mets fan. I want Pete back and paid, but I also recognize his weakpoints and without the homegrown appeal, he's not worth the money to other teams. Pete Alonso is not to be the difference maker to get you a ring.
Pete slashed 1000 OPS in the post with a half dozen oppo field home runs. That was the real him bouncing back. We also cant forget his durability. He played 175 games this year. He was the 2nd Met in history to play a full season. His availability is what's enticing him to other teams on a short-term. I think he reunites with the Mets. Walker's deal certainly hurts his AAV, but people acting like he has no value are insane (not you).
@@AWaywardWriter Alonso entered Game 3 against the Brewers in a 5-for-38 slump (.132 batting average) and hadn't homered in his last 49 at-bats. He was a combined 1-for-11 in the wild-card series before stepping up to the plate in the ninth inning and getting that homer. They never talk about the games he lost for the Mets killing rallies. Players slack off after getting these big lengthy contracts. If he signs a big deal the Mets will be forced to play him every day regardless of how he plays and that could cost him the season. I watched or listened to almost every game last summer and I am tired of hoping my clean up hitter gets a walk so he doesn't kill a rally with a double play.
@@AWaywardWriter And "Mr Clutch" went 2 for 12 in the last 3 games with LA with no RBI's and no homers and killed a couple of rallies when it mattered most.
He probably wouldnt sign as a DH. The Toronto lineup is absolutely pathetic. They could move Vlad to 3rd, let Alonso play 1st and get Joc Pederson to DH. I do not care about the fielding
As a Yankee fan having suffered through inconsistent play and constantly injured Rizzo, I can't believe the Yankees aren't going after Alonso. Yes the Yanks just signed Bellinger. But the chance to get Alonso for the next 6 or 7 years is a no brainer. He's only 30 years old. He is basically never injured. He plays almost every game. Solid in the field. He's good for 35-40 HR's and 90-100 RBI's. Plus he will have Judge, Bellinger, Jazz and Stanton (when healthy) in the lineup to protect him. Who did he have with the Mets? Lindor. That's it. What a joke. No comparison. Come on Hal and Cashman.... Let's get this done!!!
"Consistent & reliable" means that you don't watch the Mets games. Half the Homer's he hits are after blowouts. He also is a no-show at the plate months at a time. He's a good player, durable but he's not amazing.
The guy was clutch this postseason. He turned around a subpar year and was part of one of the most magical runs in the history of the Mets. I get first baseman are getting the short end of the stick this year, and you've got to try and posture and bargain if you're the front office. But if the Mets don't sign this guy they are making a mistake.
You don't overpay based off of a few games. He absolutely had a great few playoff games but it's such a tiny sample size it's not telling you how they'll perform in the future.
In 2024, Alonso's ground ball to fly ball ratio JUMPED compared to his past seasons. For a guy whose value only comes from the long ball, that kind of jump going into age 30 isn't good. Mets shouldn't sign Alonso to anything more than a 1 year deal. David Stearns is smart, and will not willingly take a player's decline if he can avoid it.
Power hitting with slightly above average fielding first basemen aren't that difficult to come by. Pete isn't a commodity anymore, like he was during his rookie season.
Last year he batted .240 and the year before .215 with a sub .325 OBP. Just hasnt put it together the last 2 years in those categories even with the homers. Had he batted even .250 last year, me as a Yankees fan, would have felt much better about him.
He's clutch??? What are you talking about? He batted .215 with runners on base. He batted .154 with the bases loaded and .137 in late inning pressure situations. Twenty of his 34 homers were with no runners on base. The worst thing about resigning him would be after paying all that money they will play him every day no matter bad he may perform.
Alonso's slow swing depends on luck or guessing what the pitcher is throwing. The problem is, most teams know how to pitch him and Alonso appears to make little or no adjustments. How many hitters get jammed on pitches that never are near the strike zone? Alonso seems to get busted inside where he swings and misses at pitches that almost hit or he pops up weakly to the right side. If this doesn't happen, he's wildly swinging at pitches that are way outside, or w/being fooled, he takes strikes on the outside corner. I would only want Alonso back if he is willing to make adjustments and/or swing mechanic changes. Alonso is so talented that he could re-tool his swing so that it would not be so wristy and slow through the strike zone.
A team with a young first baseman needing a year as backup should offer Alonso a 1-year big contract so he can hit the market again next year and all their young guys can see and learn from a stud like Alonso.
We really need a Power slugger after Soto , so if Soto get walk Pete can bring him home . And makes difficult to the pitchers to make the choice of pitch to Soto or Alonso , just like Soto and Judge. The lineup go Lindor , Nimmo , Soto , Alonso , McNeil Vientos , Bregman , Siri , Alvarez. That's good stuff 👍
As a Mets fan I appreciate what Pete has brought to the organization, he might be an average fielder, with below average speed, who can’t hit for contact but can mash, he brings a presence in the lineup where you know you can’t miss against him but he doesn’t scare you like a judge, that being said Alonso shot himself in the foot turning down the Mets 7 year extension worth 158 million, now I feel like all his offers he might have gotten have been under 6 years and around 20-25 million a season, the Mets I feel now have a set price on him and have the offer sitting there waiting for him when he realizes the best offer he will get is from the Mets
@ I agree that’s why he’s still waiting and the Mets aren’t offering that 7 for 158 anymore so he’s screwed outta that, if he signs anything I believe it will be around 5 years 125 million if it’s with the Mets, other teams I don’t think they want to go anywhere over 5 years with Pete
@@KT-mw2jt The Mets never offered him 7/158. That included his arbitration. The extension was 6/138 which is in line with his current predictions. So odds are he lands around 5/125 - 6/140 if he stays with the Mets, which is a great deal for both parties.
@@AWaywardWriter buddy google isn’t hard to use, they offered him 7 for 158 in 2023 he turned that down, and I just said I think the Mets are probably offering him 5 for 125 lol am I not typing in English?
@ dude, the video you’re commenting on literally explains that the seventh year was his arbitration year and it was a six year extension. Did you watch it before trying to cast shade? I actually agree about 125.
Mets fan here. I’ve missed very little of his career. His power is fearsome. About his 3 run homer which shocked the Brewers… almost any other right handed power hitter in the sport, and that ball is caught just in front of the fence. His defense is better than you think, too. Maybe a few too many errors, but he makes tough plays too. I really think that his age is the problem. He will probably perform more or less the same until he hits 35, so they should shoot for a 5 year deal, and I bet that’s the holdup between him and the Mets ownership. He’d probably be a good DH to have at 35 or 36.
Like other durable position players that can slug, Pete's devalued by the DH rule. Now he is 1 of 9 instead of 1 of 8. Still obviously worth at least $22M/yr.
I'm a huge Alonso fan. He's worked his butt off to improve his defensive skills. One thing that works against him is he hit 215 with runners on last year. 232 with runners in scoring position. He's the quintessential five hitter in most lineups. I don't know if that warrants what he's asking. I hope the Mets can work something out with him. His teammates love him and so do the fans but he's not in the top 25 in the MVP balloting.
I like Pete, he has been great for the Mets, but this past season was a warning for his regression despite hitting 32 hrs. He should have taken the 7 year deal earlier in the year but he gambled on himself to do well and I don't think it worked well.
He wasnt even top 100 in fWAR, #124 with 2.1. Hes a DH who cant run and strikes out a ton. Plus, hes not young. $15m year maybe worth it. You gotta look at WAR and hes not putting up much, HR totals can be misleading for player value. Elly De La Cruz similar OPS, but defense + speed = 3x fWAR
@coopstain1728 Judge struck out a TON too, it kinda doesn't matter when everything you hit is a missile. Alonso doesn't have the skill set to make up for the Ks, unfortunately for whoever signs him.
Mets fan here.. what irked me about Pete was all his HRs were empty. Meaning he hit a homer when we were already winning 8-1. His Milwaukee HR was the first time I ever saw him hit a go ahead HR past the 7th inning
I do think it’s crazy how nobody has jumped on the polar bear by now.. I agree completely with what fuzzy said about Pete not being very consistent but Pete is a natural power hitter and I’m no expert but the experts say that home runs are the best way for a teams success in todays game.
Few things are going against him: He doesn’t hit for average, doesn’t steal bases, not a great fielder, he’s 30 years old and probably wants a long term deal. He has Boras as his agent and is probably looking for top dollar when ALL he can do is pretty much hit home runs
The thing with Alonso is Boris. Of Pete was okay with getting a 3 year 28-32 mil a year ish with a 4th year vesting option people would be all over him. The issue is that Boris is asking for that price but for 6-8 years, when Alonso’s power will probably start regressing in 2 years
Are we looking at a Blake Snell situation here? I wouldn't be surprised to see this turn into a one-year deal with some mid-market team and then try to test the waters again next offseason....
Pete has hit more Homers this century than any active player…. Clutch af and solid team player… nobody should dog this guy at all. Who can argue with 30+ homers a year 🙌🏻
That’s simply not true. Giancarlo Stanton has 200 more home runs than he does. Paul Goldschmidt has 125 more. Freddie freeman 125more. He doesn’t even have the most home runs this century for guys who currently or most recently played for the Mets. Lindor has more. Why do people still make things up on the internet as if everyone else is dumb enough to just blindly believe them 😂😂😂🤡🤡🤡
The guy strikes out too much and hits for a very low batting average. He is also a poor defensive fielder. He is 30 years old and appears to be going downhill based on this past season being worse than his previous years.
He's not desirable because he is a one dimensional player. He has power, and that's it. He's not a very good hitter overall, his OBP skills are pretty poor, and he's not clutch at all. He's a glorified Patrick Wisdom.
If I were the Yankees I would offer him 6 years and 150 million...Insist it is a take it or leave it deal, in that there will not be any negotiations of Cohen trying to outbid the Yankees..He will better protected in the Yankee line-up and he does have tremendous opposite field power which will improve his swing allowing to put up even more impressive numbers.
I tend to believe that a lot of teams have their eye on Vlad Jr. next winter. The Mets I think are definitely a team that believes they could have him if they wanted him. So missing out on Alonso doesn't even sound that bad to many GMs
I wish players got paid a base salary and then bonuses at the end of the year that matches some union agreed upon stats. Then it's just a matter of how long do teams want a player and everyone gets paid based on what they earn not everyone just betting on what they think people will do
I feel like Pete is a very underrated first baseman, everybody focuses on his power which they are 100% right but nobody really seems to realize how good of a first baseman he is
I wonder if Arizona would sign him since Christian Walker declined their qualifying offer. They're roughly the same quality of player but Alonso performs better in big moments.
Alonso only hits homeruns and he is not clutch. Just look at his average with men in scoring position specially with bases loaded he is batting under .100
I fully predict that it won't be until halfway into spring training, and then he'll finally concede to the Mets. With Boras as his agent, he's severely limiting teams that will be willing to pay his price tag.
If you sign Pete Alonso you have to give up draft picks because he got a QA. That is one thing holding up alot of players. Bregman, Alonso, Santandar, and others have received QA's so whoever signs them will have to give up draft picks to their former team. The CBA really screwed the players on that one. I look for it to go away in the next CBA meeting.
The fact that we are at a point where the numbers value a guy who barely hits .245 every year and strikes out over 130 times a year is crazy. Idk what this new angle of scouting is, but it’s dumb. Without homers, Alonso is literally an A ball roster filler. If he stops even hitting a little bit of homer, his value plummets. We should be valuing more well rounded players.
Consider Soto's contract after he reaches 30 years old and we have the Pete Alonso scenario. Would anyone is their right mind give Soto a 10 year 500M contract at age 30? The Mets essentially did.
Michael Conforto is only two years older than Alonso and has the higher career fWAR , 19.8 - 17.3 with that translating to per 600 Plate Appearances MC - 3.017 PA - 2.88. Just wanted to point that out as I personally didn't realize how close they've been overall impact wise. To be fair to Alonso, though, he has certainly been the superior player since 2022, but that doesn't change the fact he is likely to age very poorly with almost all similar players to him becoming below average players by Alonso's current point in time - his 30th birthday was three weeks ago.
The Mets wouldn't feel the same without Pete, i really hope he stays but he did turn down the extension that was offered so yea. I'd cheer for Pete no matter what team he played for though.
Forget all the numbers regarding his performance, what's diving Alonso's being unsigned is Boras. First off is his number and the market. He is not the premier player in the pool and teams are holding money back to see where they can spend it. Secondly, his agent is not really out there fighting for him. Boras, when all is said and done is a commissioned salesman, no different than a real state agent. His efforts are directed for those players who will garner him the largest return like Juan Soto. Then comes those clients from last year who took one year deals like Bellinger and Snell. Alonso is on the back burner for now. He made a mistake with Boras just like Conforto did when he turned down the qualifying offer after a bad year. In addition, the Mets are in no rush, they need pitching. They got their prize and can wait Alonso out if they want him back, but it will be at their number. Boras called the tune for Soto, but now Cohen and Stearns are in the driver's seat and time will affect the initial demand. This is a negotiation process and you make the other side sweat.
Feel like people are trying to be to smart and overthink it with Pete lol. He’s a good player who was more than likely pressing in his final year. Would be surprised to see him be closer to the .260+ average 40 homer guy next year
You dot know what I’m referring to he was earning 700,000 earlier on a few years back, if you don’t understand or remember they what I’m talking about , I’m not having a conversation with someone who clearly not a fan , he donated much of his salary and the Mets owe him because that is what’s morally correct. He had one bad year this year and most of his record speaks for itself self
@@ThomasWard-gg4ge check his baseball reference page, he has a career ERA+ of 112, and a career ERA of 3.63, and in 2024, he has an ERA of 3.17, and a ERA+ of 127, along with 194 strikeouts. He isn't putting up cy young level numbers, but he is one of the better starters in the MLB. If you're for some reason only looking at postseason stats, you could make the argument that aaron judge is a bad player, which is just flat out not true. (sorry for the yapfest)
Met fan here and I like Pete. The problem is that he disappears for months at a time. He'll start chasing low and away breaking pitches and just can't stop chasing them. He doesn't get on base that much and is slow on the base paths. In the last 2 years his slash line is .229/.324/.480/.804 with 323 K's. With all that power he didn't even crack the .500 SLG mark. He is a solid defender though no matter what anyone says but overall is not worth the large contract he's seeking.
He also runs like an idiot
He's an awful defender, its not an opinion it's an objective fact. Look at Baseball Savant, he's -9 outs above average which ranks him in the bottom 3%, his arm is rated 2/100 and his sprint speed is 20/100
he absolutely is not a solid defender, thats just bias... everything else is agreeable
Even though he hit that game saving home run against the Brewers. He will be remembered as not catching that fly ball by the net in the play offs( which every other 1st baseman would catch) and in the same game, when he thew his bat down and he tripped over it running to first base. That blew my mind. Or that comical way he tries to out run a ball and got tagged many times, especially at home place. Where the outfielder just lollypopped it to home plate and still tagged Alonso out
He’s clutch in the playoffs. Not easy to find that. Look at Judge
teams want Alonso. they just don't want to deal with borus and his insane player demands.
They would if you're someone they want badly (e.g. Soto). Pete just thinks of himself way more highly than anyone else. He's simply not that good. I'm not paying $30M/yr for what he brings. I'm not even paying $20M/yr for that.
@@boomshakalaka8567I think it has a lot more to do with Boras than Alonso. Boras tries to swindle big deals for average players. Alonso is better than any of his free agents from last year (except maybe Snell).
@@boomshakalaka8567 then you’re just not realistic paying him 20m. That’s just dumb you’d be an awful gm
@@drewv1747 Landing spots are dwindling! Lindor, Soto, Vientos, Alonso. I will take that!
@@97NikeSb Hope your team's as dumb as you then and pays him what he wants
This is Conforto all over again. Pete really should've taken the extension offer.
They are both trying to live off the stats they put up during the two "rabbit ball" seasons, when everyone was putting up monster stats.
Cumfarto didn't hit over 40 hrs a bunch of times
@@snappyone It's the same situation where a Mets player should've taken the extension(for their benefit) in hindsight.
facttttssss
And the Mets were correct in letting Conforto go because Conforto was not the same player afterwards. He declined. Just like Alonso will decline. Which is why the Mets are better off getting a 1 year deal (be it Alonso or Santana or Goldschmidt) for a 1B, and going after Vlad Jr next winter. David Stearns correctly doesn't care for irrational fan sentiment. Stearns only cares about winning.
Petes biggest mistake was hiring scott boras as his agent.
Totally
@@user-hh5rn4jz6o He’s not that good of a player…
@@TiagoGomez-hb9tehe’s no ohtani but he is very good
@@dylangibbons8432 Alonso only put up a 2-ish WAR last season. He isn't as good as his irrational fans make him out to be. He isn't so bad that he should be out of baseball either. His days of 40 bombs a year are likely behind him.
@@jasonmonahan4778He will hit 40 homers again. He bet on himself last year and he had an off year.
Alonso is probably looking for something like a 6 - 8 year contract and no one, unless they're stupid (Angels anyone), will give it to him. The most similar players at his age includes a who's who of first baseman who fell off a cliff after reaching 30. I'm guessing he'll sign late and get a 3 year contract with opt outs. Basically something along the lines of what Snell and Bellinger did last year.
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Holy shit. Ive never actually heard Paul Goldschmidt speak. Lol.
Athletes should never speak.
His voice is like squidward but in more of a masculine tone
@@turkeybowlwinkle4440this might be the most cranky old man “back in my day”comment I have ever read holy shit
What an interesting way to describe it aha
Can't be as bad as Dave Stewart...
The problem with Alonso is he's a 1-trick pony. He hits homers. That's it. Can't field. Can't steal bases. Can't hit for average. He just hits homers and those 40 or 50 homers a year is almost all you get. Hollow power.
So he’s like Max Muncy?
I have to agree. He can mash but that's about it.
hes not even THAT terrible of a fielder. rest of the stuff absolutely, and hes still not great at fielding.
@@therealjaystone2344Max munch gets on base though. He has a high OPS
@@therealjaystone2344 Well... At least Max Muncy can play bad defense at a few different positions. Alonso can only play bad defense at 1 position. So there's that. I guess take it for what it's worth.
Remember, some players have let their agent screw them over royally. Scott Boras has a history.
Yeah and as you see in the comments they treat it as if he's greedy when it's mostly Boras' bad advice that draws the dead market. Nobody wants to deal with Boras clients if they don't have to.
For the people saying you want him, the Mets offered to extend him for $158M over 7 years. He rejected it. I wouldn't even have offered him anything close to that. He thinks he's Juan Soto.
You don't think that was more bad advice by Scott Boras to reject the extension? How many Boras clients have taken extensions instead of letting themselves hit FA?
@@walker1984 None, I know of. It's a short list of teams that will take on mega contracts, and many of them don't have a fit for Alonso. There's no bidding war for him.
😂 Mets have issues giving soto that much over 15. Your statement is asinine.
@@walker1984 The problem with that rationale is guys that are more likely to want to test free agency to get the most they can would probably want to sign with Boras.
@@tillitsdone Chapman and Altuve off the top of my head did
There are three types of players in baseball. All stars who are so good that teams will throw them lavish contracts to win now regardless of how bad it’ll be when they age. Young players who are good and secure a bag for the years where they’re still good and everyone else who teams push around. Unfortunately for Pete he finds himself firmly in the everyone else camp being neither all that young or all that good
This is the best take I have seen someone have on this situation.
I'm a Braves fan, but I always liked Alonso. He seems like a fun guy. He should go practice left field, get a new agent and come sign with Atlanta. Then he could get the Mets ownership back for not appreciating him.
In all seriousness though, he's the type of guy who REALLY gets hurt by being a Boras client. He is a second tier player. Very very good, but not a top of the league guy like Judge, Harper, Ohtani, Acuña etc.. Problem is Boras treats guys like that like they are obvious first ballot HOF guys and wants that kind of money for them. Then they end up missing out on deals they should have taken and having to sign some under-value deal last minute, or worse they get what Boras wants, can't ever live up to their salary, are booed and considered a bust and it cuts their career short. I'd let Bad Bunny represent me before Scott Boras. Because I love baseball, I want to play baseball and enjoy it and not have my career, literally a once in a lifetime opportunity I will look back on as the highlight of my life til the day I die, ruined chasing an extra $5M on what is already a $250M deal.
I agree, Pete would have more suitors if he added 3B or corner OF utility to his resume.
Don’t forget Soto in the list of top tier players. He’s better than judge and ohtani.
@@ladistar I don't know if I agree that Soto is "better than Judge and Ohtani" but he definitely is a top tier player. I didn't list every single one because I figured people would get the point and I didn't want to trigger a debate about who should and shouldn't be on the list.
😂 you out your mind. Soto is not better than ohtani.@@ladistar
@@naturallawman2965 a 30 year old player who has only ever played 1B since he was a kid is not going to add a new position to his resume. He's built like a 1B, he will always be a 1B.
Ppl saying that Pete can't field is assinine, he is actually a very good field and makes great plays at 1st. And like he said in the video, also is extremely durable and you can rely on him to stay healthy. Would love to have him back on my Mets 💯
This is baseball dude, there is a stat for everything, you can find them in the MLB app menu: Statcast & Baseball Savant. Looking at Alonso, he's in bottom 3 % of 1B defensively. He's an awful fielder, objectively. It's not an opinion.
Aside from that, being a good fielding 1st basemen is plus. There's a reason why it's called the "cold corner" and teams typically put sluggers who can't field there (DH aside, currently). Teams have, and will, fielded terrible fielders at first who can rake. So, like you said, it's asinine to say the issue is Alonso can't field whether that's even true or not.
Exactly this. He's the single best scooper in the league by a gigantic margin. He's an ELITE receiver.
I doubt the scoops make up for his 3rd percentile defense.
He's a below average defender by every metric. And as a Mets fan who watched the likes of Hernandez, Magadan, and Olerud man 1st base, as Pete's 6 foot 3 230lb frame gets old, his range is only gonna get worse. And he isnt a good enough hitter to just be a DH.
A first baseman is involved in more plays than an outfielder. In 6 years and only 3607 plate appearance, Pistol Pete hit 25 more homeruns than Soto has hit in 7 years and 4088 plate appearances.
Yup but that’s also what Pete does. He’s won the home run derby a few times. But Pete can’t hit for average and strikes out waaay more than Soto does.
@emiliothepoet True, but paying $500 million more to watch Soto walk so much is ridiculous.
@ you are not paying Soto $500 million to walk. You are paying him because he is a threat. Great power. Great gap hole hitter. RBI threat. You are always paying him to prolong at bats. Take more pitches so his teammates can see. Give pitchers tough at bats which causes pitchers to have shorter stints on the mound.
@emiliothepoet Soto's a bum. He's a terrible outfielder. He doesn't have a super strong arm. He doesn't have an accurate arm. He's not a switch hitter. He's not a base stealer. He doesn't have speed on the pads. He doesn't have a high baseball IQ. He led the league in errors a few years ago. And the Mets will regret this signing eventually.
@@Reel-Justice ok this conversation is over Soto’s a bum? Wow! Who’s your favorite player? Pete Alonso?
.215 batting average with runners on base last year during a contract season. Also while he has been very healthy his entire career, he's a 30 year very big guy who likes to go all out on defense and base running even if he's not that good at either. He could very easily spend a big chunk of his 30's in the injury list or playing hurt with diminished production. That's a lot to ask for a long $25-30 million a year contract. I'm a Mets fan. I want Pete back and paid, but I also recognize his weakpoints and without the homegrown appeal, he's not worth the money to other teams. Pete Alonso is not to be the difference maker to get you a ring.
Pete slashed 1000 OPS in the post with a half dozen oppo field home runs. That was the real him bouncing back. We also cant forget his durability. He played 175 games this year. He was the 2nd Met in history to play a full season. His availability is what's enticing him to other teams on a short-term. I think he reunites with the Mets. Walker's deal certainly hurts his AAV, but people acting like he has no value are insane (not you).
@@AWaywardWriter Pete Alonso still needs to get better as a hitter…
@@AWaywardWriter I don't want a guy with a .240 average playing 175 games.
@@AWaywardWriter Alonso entered Game 3 against the Brewers in a 5-for-38 slump (.132 batting average) and hadn't homered in his last 49 at-bats. He was a combined 1-for-11 in the wild-card series before stepping up to the plate in the ninth inning and getting that homer. They never talk about the games he lost for the Mets killing rallies. Players slack off after getting these big lengthy contracts. If he signs a big deal the Mets will be forced to play him every day regardless of how he plays and that could cost him the season. I watched or listened to almost every game last summer and I am tired of hoping my clean up hitter gets a walk so he doesn't kill a rally with a double play.
@@AWaywardWriter And "Mr Clutch" went 2 for 12 in the last 3 games with LA with no RBI's and no homers and killed a couple of rallies when it mattered most.
your analysis of Seattle's willingness to spend money is spot on
LOL. Hilarious... Kind of sad that some of these teams are so cheap when they have the money to spend if they wanted to
Here before the obligatory Honeywell comment. Love Honeywell he’s the goat. Best Seinfeld look alike in the league
it's like seinfeld but epic, and hasn't dated a 17 year old yet
Love your take on Pete Alonso’s free agency
@@PaulCohen1834 ty
He can come over to Toronto. Not as a 1B but as a DH. Our hitting sucks. We need bats… and a DH.
He probably wouldnt sign as a DH. The Toronto lineup is absolutely pathetic. They could move Vlad to 3rd, let Alonso play 1st and get Joc Pederson to DH. I do not care about the fielding
@@leam89they are not gonna move vlad to third because of how horrible he is over there. That’s why he’s a 1B now
@@thenatecrate8299 I know they won't. I'm saying that's what I would do because their choices are limited
Great id3a. Youre gonna lose Vladdy to us anyway. He wants to play with his childhood bud Soto.
@@marcoslaureano5562 wouldn't surprise me at all. Jays missed the boat on that one
As a Yankee fan having suffered through inconsistent play and constantly injured Rizzo, I can't believe the Yankees aren't going after Alonso. Yes the Yanks just signed Bellinger. But the chance to get Alonso for the next 6 or 7 years is a no brainer. He's only 30 years old. He is basically never injured. He plays almost every game. Solid in the field. He's good for 35-40 HR's and 90-100 RBI's. Plus he will have Judge, Bellinger, Jazz and Stanton (when healthy) in the lineup to protect him. Who did he have with the Mets? Lindor. That's it. What a joke. No comparison. Come on Hal and Cashman.... Let's get this done!!!
He is not as one dimensional as people are painting him to be. Great post!
@MADGUNSMONSTER Yankees just signed Goldschmidt to a one-year deal. Doesn't really solve much long-term. But one year at a time I suppose
@@johnmoore6853 the long term is figured out for the Yankees. Ben rice will be your 1st baseman. Just not this season. At least not all year.
"Consistent & reliable" means that you don't watch the Mets games. Half the Homer's he hits are after blowouts. He also is a no-show at the plate months at a time. He's a good player, durable but he's not amazing.
The guy was clutch this postseason. He turned around a subpar year and was part of one of the most magical runs in the history of the Mets.
I get first baseman are getting the short end of the stick this year, and you've got to try and posture and bargain if you're the front office.
But if the Mets don't sign this guy they are making a mistake.
You don't overpay based off of a few games. He absolutely had a great few playoff games but it's such a tiny sample size it's not telling you how they'll perform in the future.
In 2024, Alonso's ground ball to fly ball ratio JUMPED compared to his past seasons. For a guy whose value only comes from the long ball, that kind of jump going into age 30 isn't good. Mets shouldn't sign Alonso to anything more than a 1 year deal. David Stearns is smart, and will not willingly take a player's decline if he can avoid it.
Power hitting with slightly above average fielding first basemen aren't that difficult to come by. Pete isn't a commodity anymore, like he was during his rookie season.
He doesn’t know how to hit inside…
Last year he batted .240 and the year before .215 with a sub .325 OBP. Just hasnt put it together the last 2 years in those categories even with the homers. Had he batted even .250 last year, me as a Yankees fan, would have felt much better about him.
I want him. Hes a good man. Never ever did one thing wrong
Same here. I want him too. On the Mets. Forever.
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He's clutch??? What are you talking about? He batted .215 with runners on base. He batted .154 with the bases loaded and .137 in late inning pressure situations. Twenty of his 34 homers were with no runners on base. The worst thing about resigning him would be after paying all that money they will play him every day no matter bad he may perform.
Since he hit 53- he has pulled an Arenado, and Goldy, and went way down offensively.
Alonso's slow swing depends on luck or guessing what the pitcher is throwing. The problem is, most teams know how to pitch him and Alonso appears to make little or no adjustments. How many hitters get jammed on pitches that never are near the strike zone? Alonso seems to get busted inside where he swings and misses at pitches that almost hit or he pops up weakly to the right side. If this doesn't happen, he's wildly swinging at pitches that are way outside, or w/being fooled, he takes strikes on the outside corner. I would only want Alonso back if he is willing to make adjustments and/or swing mechanic changes. Alonso is so talented that he could re-tool his swing so that it would not be so wristy and slow through the strike zone.
Career BA below .250 and he strikes out a ton. He's good, not great.
A team with a young first baseman needing a year as backup should offer Alonso a 1-year big contract so he can hit the market again next year and all their young guys can see and learn from a stud like Alonso.
Learn to fold like a cheap camera when the pressure is on.
He should stay with the Mets because they are going win the World Series this season.
Not a chance 😂😂
Good joke.
Want to bet on it? $100 bet. Mets or the field and Ill take the field. Shake on it?
Mets going all the way 2025 LFG BABY
Dont do that thats like Dallas Cowboys fans swearing they good every year
Never thought I'd see the day where power = bad.
Alonso wants Aaron Judge money.
Been here since the “Freddie freeman throws shade” video, keep up the great work man 🔥🫡
We really need a Power slugger after Soto , so if Soto get walk Pete can bring him home . And makes difficult to the pitchers to make the choice of pitch to Soto or Alonso , just like Soto and Judge. The lineup go Lindor , Nimmo , Soto , Alonso , McNeil Vientos , Bregman , Siri , Alvarez. That's good stuff 👍
Hopefully Mets get Vladdy as a DH…
As a Mets fan I appreciate what Pete has brought to the organization, he might be an average fielder, with below average speed, who can’t hit for contact but can mash, he brings a presence in the lineup where you know you can’t miss against him but he doesn’t scare you like a judge, that being said Alonso shot himself in the foot turning down the Mets 7 year extension worth 158 million, now I feel like all his offers he might have gotten have been under 6 years and around 20-25 million a season, the Mets I feel now have a set price on him and have the offer sitting there waiting for him when he realizes the best offer he will get is from the Mets
There's no way he's getting over 160M now
@ I agree that’s why he’s still waiting and the Mets aren’t offering that 7 for 158 anymore so he’s screwed outta that, if he signs anything I believe it will be around 5 years 125 million if it’s with the Mets, other teams I don’t think they want to go anywhere over 5 years with Pete
@@KT-mw2jt The Mets never offered him 7/158. That included his arbitration. The extension was 6/138 which is in line with his current predictions. So odds are he lands around 5/125 - 6/140 if he stays with the Mets, which is a great deal for both parties.
@@AWaywardWriter buddy google isn’t hard to use, they offered him 7 for 158 in 2023 he turned that down, and I just said I think the Mets are probably offering him 5 for 125 lol am I not typing in English?
@ dude, the video you’re commenting on literally explains that the seventh year was his arbitration year and it was a six year extension. Did you watch it before trying to cast shade? I actually agree about 125.
Mets fan here. I’ve missed very little of his career. His power is fearsome. About his 3 run homer which shocked the Brewers… almost any other right handed power hitter in the sport, and that ball is caught just in front of the fence. His defense is better than you think, too. Maybe a few too many errors, but he makes tough plays too. I really think that his age is the problem. He will probably perform more or less the same until he hits 35, so they should shoot for a 5 year deal, and I bet that’s the holdup between him and the Mets ownership. He’d probably be a good DH to have at 35 or 36.
Like other durable position players that can slug, Pete's devalued by the DH rule. Now he is 1 of 9 instead of 1 of 8. Still obviously worth at least $22M/yr.
I'm a huge Alonso fan. He's worked his butt off to improve his defensive skills. One thing that works against him is he hit 215 with runners on last year. 232 with runners in scoring position. He's the quintessential five hitter in most lineups. I don't know if that warrants what he's asking. I hope the Mets can work something out with him. His teammates love him and so do the fans but he's not in the top 25 in the MVP balloting.
The mets want Vladimir Guerrero jr next off season
lol no. Vientos is their 1B
@@Falcons8455 lol for now.
@@Xenlacasa45 Mets need to get Vladdy as Jr. ASAP…
@@Xenlacasa45 what do u mean? You trying to say Vientos isn't the future? He was their best player last year
@@Falcons8455 Vlad jr is way better he hit well over .300 vientos hit .260. come on
I like Pete, he has been great for the Mets, but this past season was a warning for his regression despite hitting 32 hrs. He should have taken the 7 year deal earlier in the year but he gambled on himself to do well and I don't think it worked well.
One of the most reliable players in the league very underrated probably the most underrated
As a cardinals fan, Alonso seems real nice right now
Hilarious Goldschmidt take that ended up being 100% accurate 😂
He wasnt even top 100 in fWAR, #124 with 2.1. Hes a DH who cant run and strikes out a ton. Plus, hes not young. $15m year maybe worth it. You gotta look at WAR and hes not putting up much, HR totals can be misleading for player value. Elly De La Cruz similar OPS, but defense + speed = 3x fWAR
LOL! Elly struck out more than any other player last year. He is the next Joey Gallo.
@coopstain1728 Judge struck out a TON too, it kinda doesn't matter when everything you hit is a missile. Alonso doesn't have the skill set to make up for the Ks, unfortunately for whoever signs him.
You know who everybody wants Brent Honeywell Jr. for 13 years, 650 million dollars world series champion too
I hate myself
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Mets fan here.. what irked me about Pete was all his HRs were empty. Meaning he hit a homer when we were already winning 8-1. His Milwaukee HR was the first time I ever saw him hit a go ahead HR past the 7th inning
I do think it’s crazy how nobody has jumped on the polar bear by now.. I agree completely with what fuzzy said about Pete not being very consistent but Pete is a natural power hitter and I’m no expert but the experts say that home runs are the best way for a teams success in todays game.
Just seems like the kind of player who would be taken off the board fairly early yet here we are in December and still nothing
Few things are going against him:
He doesn’t hit for average, doesn’t steal bases, not a great fielder, he’s 30 years old and probably wants a long term deal. He has Boras as his agent and is probably looking for top dollar when ALL he can do is pretty much hit home runs
The thing with Alonso is Boris. Of Pete was okay with getting a 3 year 28-32 mil a year ish with a 4th year vesting option people would be all over him. The issue is that Boris is asking for that price but for 6-8 years, when Alonso’s power will probably start regressing in 2 years
Well said
He's a better version of Luke Voit. Alonso to the Yankees was always a dumb take to me.
He is a better clutch hitter in big games than judge
And I’m a Yankee fan saying that I think the Yankees should get him
I want Pete! LGM 🐼
Are we looking at a Blake Snell situation here? I wouldn't be surprised to see this turn into a one-year deal with some mid-market team and then try to test the waters again next offseason....
Pete has hit more Homers this century than any active player…. Clutch af and solid team player… nobody should dog this guy at all. Who can argue with 30+ homers a year 🙌🏻
That’s simply not true. Giancarlo Stanton has 200 more home runs than he does. Paul Goldschmidt has 125 more. Freddie freeman 125more. He doesn’t even have the most home runs this century for guys who currently or most recently played for the Mets. Lindor has more. Why do people still make things up on the internet as if everyone else is dumb enough to just blindly believe them 😂😂😂🤡🤡🤡
Now that Christian Walker signed with the Astros, he’s the best first baseman available
he should have took Mets offer because nobody gonna offer more
The guy strikes out too much and
hits for a very low batting average.
He is also a poor defensive fielder.
He is 30 years old and appears to be
going downhill based on this past season
being worse than his previous years.
So 20 points over league average is a "low batting average" now?
This isn't 20 years ago, the game has changed.
@snerdterguson for a guy with all that power, .480 slugging is pretty weak
@@snerdterguson Drop Pete and Sign Vladdy. Mets need to go “Win now” mode…
Pete is a top tier first baseman on offense and defense
Congrats on the Goldschmidt call!
He's not desirable because he is a one dimensional player. He has power, and that's it. He's not a very good hitter overall, his OBP skills are pretty poor, and he's not clutch at all. He's a glorified Patrick Wisdom.
Mets Nation wants him back!
The Red Sox could use a cleanup hitter… 🤔
ALONSO WILL WIN ANY CONTENDER THE WORLD SERIES.
Alonzo is dave Kingman 😮😮😮😮
"a clean shaven white guy who you don't even know what his voice sounds like...that's a Yankee" 😅😅😅
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He’s a great player imo, a sack over at 1st. His approach is annoying, his at bats take longer because he has do his rituals before every pitch.
LOL
Who is going to pay him more than the Mets? 🤔
Get this man to the Astros. We need him
If I were the Yankees I would offer him 6 years and 150 million...Insist it is a take it or leave it deal, in that there will not be any negotiations of Cohen trying to outbid the Yankees..He will better protected in the Yankee line-up and he does have tremendous opposite field power which will improve his swing allowing to put up even more impressive numbers.
I tend to believe that a lot of teams have their eye on Vlad Jr. next winter. The Mets I think are definitely a team that believes they could have him if they wanted him. So missing out on Alonso doesn't even sound that bad to many GMs
I wish players got paid a base salary and then bonuses at the end of the year that matches some union agreed upon stats. Then it's just a matter of how long do teams want a player and everyone gets paid based on what they earn not everyone just betting on what they think people will do
I feel like Pete is a very underrated first baseman, everybody focuses on his power which they are 100% right but nobody really seems to realize how good of a first baseman he is
He makes a decent DH at this point. The moment he plays DH once, it will bruise his ego but also it should humble hit out.
I wonder if Arizona would sign him since Christian Walker declined their qualifying offer. They're roughly the same quality of player but Alonso performs better in big moments.
Alonso only hits homeruns and he is not clutch. Just look at his average with men in scoring position specially with bases loaded he is batting under .100
I feel like Pete is a prime Adam Dunn Award candidate. Goes to another team, probably in the AL, and will hit .180 with 11 bombs for the year.
Pete will definitely benefit with Soto in the lineup. Hoping the Mets sign him
‘I want more.’ After a certain point, it’s just ego. At a certain pay level, an extra $5 - $10M is just a number.
I want Algonso on the Giants
I fully predict that it won't be until halfway into spring training, and then he'll finally concede to the Mets. With Boras as his agent, he's severely limiting teams that will be willing to pay his price tag.
I don't know why Hal hasn't gone out and signed Pete as cope revenge for Juan signing with the Mets
Yankees have no interest in Pete Alonso. They'll likely get Carlos santana or Paul Goldshmidt
Because it would make us look even worse after we lost Soto
IF THE METS DO NOT SIGN ALONSO THE METS WILL NOT MAKE THE PLAYOFFS AGAIN.
Two things
1. Alfonso rejected the Mets contract offer.
2. Boroasitis
If you sign Pete Alonso you have to give up draft picks because he got a QA. That is one thing holding up alot of players.
Bregman, Alonso, Santandar, and others have received QA's so whoever signs them will have to give up draft picks to their former team.
The CBA really screwed the players on that one. I look for it to go away in the next CBA meeting.
The fact that we are at a point where the numbers value a guy who barely hits .245 every year and strikes out over 130 times a year is crazy. Idk what this new angle of scouting is, but it’s dumb. Without homers, Alonso is literally an A ball roster filler. If he stops even hitting a little bit of homer, his value plummets. We should be valuing more well rounded players.
The Mariners need to sign Alonso. Haven’t had a big signing since Cano
Consider Soto's contract after he reaches 30 years old and we have the Pete Alonso scenario. Would anyone is their right mind give Soto a 10 year 500M contract at age 30? The Mets essentially did.
Nobody wants to deal with his Prima-Donna tendencies! Very little return on investment
Michael Conforto is only two years older than Alonso and has the higher career fWAR , 19.8 - 17.3 with that translating to per 600 Plate Appearances MC - 3.017 PA - 2.88. Just wanted to point that out as I personally didn't realize how close they've been overall impact wise. To be fair to Alonso, though, he has certainly been the superior player since 2022, but that doesn't change the fact he is likely to age very poorly with almost all similar players to him becoming below average players by Alonso's current point in time - his 30th birthday was three weeks ago.
2.6 war last season. body looks like a fridge. teams know hes not even gonna make it through a long deal contract.
Huge Pete Alonzo fan love to see him sign somewhere soon. Not Dodgers or Yankes preferably
The Mets wouldn't feel the same without Pete, i really hope he stays but he did turn down the extension that was offered so yea. I'd cheer for Pete no matter what team he played for though.
Forget all the numbers regarding his performance, what's diving Alonso's being unsigned is Boras. First off is his number and the market. He is not the premier player in the pool and teams are holding money back to see where they can spend it. Secondly, his agent is not really out there fighting for him. Boras, when all is said and done is a commissioned salesman, no different than a real state agent. His efforts are directed for those players who will garner him the largest return like Juan Soto. Then comes those clients from last year who took one year deals like Bellinger and Snell. Alonso is on the back burner for now. He made a mistake with Boras just like Conforto did when he turned down the qualifying offer after a bad year. In addition, the Mets are in no rush, they need pitching. They got their prize and can wait Alonso out if they want him back, but it will be at their number. Boras called the tune for Soto, but now Cohen and Stearns are in the driver's seat and time will affect the initial demand. This is a negotiation process and you make the other side sweat.
If it takes long enough my pirates might be able to afford him
Tigers fan here, I really wouldn’t mind signing Alonso to a short term, DH contract
Same, but if we could get Pete for a Tigers contract.. so would everyone else that he'd prefer.
Feel like people are trying to be to smart and overthink it with Pete lol. He’s a good player who was more than likely pressing in his final year. Would be surprised to see him be closer to the .260+ average 40 homer guy next year
You dot know what I’m referring to he was earning 700,000 earlier on a few years back, if you don’t understand or remember they what I’m talking about ,
I’m not having a conversation with someone who clearly not a fan , he donated much of his salary and the Mets owe him because that is what’s morally correct.
He had one bad year this year and most of his record speaks for itself self
at least people know that he's a free agent, i havent heard a word about flaherty
Flaherty sucks. He thinks he's oppressed and is poison to his teammates
@@ThomasWard-gg4gelol where’s your information come from?
@@ThomasWard-gg4ge check his baseball reference page, he has a career ERA+ of 112, and a career ERA of 3.63, and in 2024, he has an ERA of 3.17, and a ERA+ of 127, along with 194 strikeouts. He isn't putting up cy young level numbers, but he is one of the better starters in the MLB. If you're for some reason only looking at postseason stats, you could make the argument that aaron judge is a bad player, which is just flat out not true. (sorry for the yapfest)
Oprah didn’t give away cars, GM did on her show but she took all the credit.