On a phone call with FOX Sports’ Deesha Thosar, Mets owner Steve Cohen heaped praise on his president of baseball operations, David Stearns, for the way he handled the Pete Alonso contract negotiations: “That’s why I hired him. He’s very good at what he does. He’s very patient and disciplined and thoughtful and that’s the kind of thing you start to see paying dividends over time. We’re seeing it.”
The Mets won the long-lasting negotiations with Alonso, turning their original contract offer of seven-years, $158 million into two-years, $54 million with an opt-out.