WFAN radio host Sal Licata reported Friday he is aware of why the New York Mets put All-Star first baseman Pete Alonso available on the market forward of this month’s MLB commerce deadline.
“I’ve executed my homework, and I do know there are points in that clubhouse,” Licata mentioned in regards to the disappointing Mets, as shared by Ryan Chichester of Audacy. “That’s a truth. They know one thing. They know the clubhouse was a significant downside….that’s the explanation Pete Alonso was made out there. That’s the explanation the Mets want a major change in that clubhouse and their tradition. It’s simply not working. It’s change into a poisonous atmosphere there.”
Licata additionally works for SNY, the tv dwelling of the Mets.
The Mets famously squandered a ten.5-game lead over the Atlanta Braves within the Nationwide League East standings final season and had been non-factors within the division race by the point they acquired prospects this summer time for co-aces Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander, together with nearer David Robertson and others.
As for Alonso, he was the subject of quite a few commerce rumors main as much as the deadline, is eligible at no cost company after the 2024 season and seemingly can be price a lot to any contender.
For a chunk revealed on Aug. 3, Jon Heyman of the New York Publish reported that “Alonso’s title was out available on the market, however sources say the value was extraordinarily excessive, as (the Mets’) coronary heart most likely wasn’t in it” concerning a possible commerce.
Final weekend, USA Today’s Bob Nightengale famous that Alonso “was on the commerce block final week” and presumably could possibly be traded this coming offseason as a part of the Mets’ rebuild.
Licata talked about the contracts connected to star shortstop Francisco Lindor and outfielder Brandon Nimmo make them unmoveable. That actuality coupled with supposed clubhouse points may make Alonso surplus to necessities until big-spending Mets proprietor Steve Cohen desires to reload for 2024 by handing Los Angeles Angels two-way celebrity Shohei Ohtani a historic contract.
“One thing is off, and Alonso must be the one if you happen to’re seeking to change one thing,” Licata added. “Should you’re seeking to change the look of this group, tradition isn’t one thing that may be purchased.”
