“Just wasn’t that meeting but”: Pete Alonso highlights underrated factors involved in $54 Million Mets re-signing

Weeks after announcing the conclusion of negotiations for Pete Alonso's contract, the New York Mets hired the first baseman for a $54 Million deal. Alonso recently spoke to the media about his re-signing, stating that there were many more factors involved in his decision to return to the New York Mets.On Monday, Pete Alonso spoke to the media to talk about his return to the New York Mets. During his media interaction, Alonso claimed that there were many factors that contributed to his decision to re-sign from the Mets. Sharing details into his take, Alonso said:“There were a lot of guys that were keeping in contact with me. So it just wasn’t that meeting. It’s guys that I shared a locker room with. It just feels really good to have the respect and be like, ‘Hey, this guy is not only a great clubhouse guy, he can help us win.’ To have that support of guys you have been around a long time means a lot.”Earlier this month, Pete Alonso sat in an exclusive meeting with Mets owner Steve Cohen and president of baseball operations David Stearns in Tampa. The three-hour meeting also featured Alonso's meeting with Scott Boras. Talking about the meeting, Alonso said:“I respect that so much and I appreciate that, dealing with people face-to-face like that. It was good to kind of hear their perspective and voice mine and here we are, back at it again.”Moving forward in his statement, Pete Alonso talked about "pushing the market forward" with his salary for this year and said:“I think that’s a win. But also I couldn’t expect something incredibly megalong because I didn’t have my best year. In (2023), I didn’t have my best year, either. The two years stacked up, I didn’t really play to my potential."Pete Alonso's $54 Million deal has changed the market dynamics of the first baseman position. However, the Washington Nations star Nathaniel Lowe recently revealed being least bothered about the change Alonso’s deal had on the market dynamics.