If You Were Dreaming About a Pete Alonso Trade, There's Nothing Doing As of Now - bleachernation.com

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Because the New York Mets are sellers, and because the Chicago Cubs don’t have an obvious first baseman locked up long-term (and could definitely stand to add an impact bat at first base this year), it was inevitable that folks would ask about a Pete Alonso trade. I get that one a lot from folks.

I totally get it, and I do think the Cubs would have to explore it if Alonso were available – we don’t KNOW what Matt Mervis can or cannot be, and if Alonso became available, well, you’ve gotta look into that. He’s 28, he’s posting another 30+ homer season, and he’s controllable via arbitration for another year. That’d be a potentially critical bat for the 2024 Cubs, to say nothing of a boost the Cubs would get this year.

But, just to keep you in the loop, it doesn’t sound like the Mets are seriously entertaining offers for Alonso:

A lot of people asking for Pete Alonso updates last few days. Here is my understanding. Mets are in position where they have to listen on anyone not under long-term control, but nothing has come close to serious regarding an Alonso trade. Not something to follow as of now.

— Andy Martino (@martinonyc) July 31, 2023

In other words, if you want to ring up the Mets and make an obscene offer, go for it. With the Cubs, I’m sure they would START by asking for PCA back and then more, more, more on top of it.

It’s not a serious trade rumor situation. This is not a Max Scherzer situation, where the Mets were clearly desiring to move on for whatever reason. Thus, as Martino says, it is “not something to follow as of now.”

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