The Red Sox’s offer to Pete Alonso reportedly lagged far behind Baltimore’s. A prominent agent summed it up after the Winter Meetings, saying Boston “doesn’t believe in long-term deals.” That stance only grew more questionable when The Boston Globe reported the team was wary of Alonso’s age. Whatever went wrong, the Red Sox likely wouldn’t have been chasing Alonso at all if they hadn’t already mishandled their $313 million relationship with Rafael Devers.

“They would not have needed to be in the market for Pete Alonso or Kyle Schwarber if they had just handled the situation better with Rafael Devers,” as pointed out in Tessie’s recent podcast before Alonso signed with the Orioles.

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