Just after the Mets were eliminated from playoff contention on Sunday, the team’s star, Pete Alonso , announced that he would opt out for free agency. This move quickly transformed the interaction around the consistent power bat. However, David Stearns also wasted no time and highlighted his plan by saying, “Pete is a great Met. He had a fantastic year,” Stearns said in a clip posted to SNY. “I said this last year and it worked out, but I’d love to have Pete back and we’ll see where the offseason goes”, he added. However, the team’s disappointing finish after a season where Stearns invested largely in win-now players like Juan Soto only raised concerns related to whether Alonso’s future lies with the Mets or not.

After the news, Jon Heyman of the Bleacher Report highlighted that mul

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