ExWNYer

Are these the same "people with the Chiefs" who thought that Kermit & Co. were just going to show up at the Super Bowl and 'three-peat'?

Not unstoppable but likely excellent. There is a HUGE roadblock out west called the LA Dodgers. They also have a dogfight in their own division with Atlanta and Philadelphia. The Braves made the playoffs with a ton of injuries and no Acuña. They are never dead until someone drives a wooden stake thru their cold, black hearts. Alonso turning down the long term offer from the Mets before he hired Boras and the 3-year deal he declined prior to the one he just signed were huge miscalculations on his part, IMO, and a gaffe from which he'll likely never recover monetarily. I just can't get to Boras screwing him over. He chose to hire Boras and Pete's subpar 2024 rendered the Boras hiring useless. He bet on himself and hoped that Boras could extract every last penny for him but his play on the field neutered that strategy. Alonso and Boras were able to save face with this contract as the $30M Pete will get this year makes him the highest paid player at his position. Good for him. I genuinely like him and wanted him back but I was to the point of being ambivalent whether he stayed or left. Now that he's here, I hope he crushes and earns his bag whether with the Mets or someplace else. Best case, IMO, is he has a great year and helps the Mets to the WS and the Mets get Guerrero if Pete decides he wants to chase the money elsewhere. Like Gugs said, Pete's had declining metrics for several years. I'm not counting on him "clawing back". I hope he can hit around 40 HRs, bat at least .250, and continue to play a decent first base. I will be shocked if he finishes his career as a Met. He should get to #1 on the Mets all-time HR list this year...he needs 17 to pass David Wright for 2nd and 27 to pass Darryl Strawberry for 1st...before opting out of his contract again and signing elsewhere as the Mets HR king until Soto likely breaks it down the line. Agree 💯 It's so rare for that to happen nowadays, as you know. It's not likely to happen again and I don't expect Pete to be the next one to accomplish that feat. He's 30 with declining skills and a doughy body composition. Power hitters like that don't tend to age well. *Note to all: I realize I said I'd like Guerrero but I am also acknowledging that he comes with a similar risk as Pete due to his body composition...but Vlad is a better all-around athlete, IMO. LGM!!!

@Gugny @Another Fan He did indeed. 2-year $54M deal with an opt out after the first year. I like it for the Mets. It gives them the opportunity to go after Guerrero next year, if they so choose. A little surprised at the high AAV but glad it's a short deal. I don't feel sorry for Alonso. Nobody made him hire Boras and nobody made him turn down the 7-year $158M deal the Mets offered him last year. He had a mostly lousy 2024, gambled on himself and lost. That said, they need his bat in the lineup to protect Soto. Welcome back, Pete.

Only one way to find out...

FFS, he turned 29 at the end of December. He's only five months older than Josh Allen.

A mere 7 hours into this thread and you're already 10% of the way there.

Yeah, no.

If you think early in his 29th year is 38, then "yes"...

Not an issue, IMO. A one off. Yes. Maxx Crosby hasn't demanded a trade and isn't currently known to be available. Yes +, IMO.

Yeah, if their play is to keep Rousseau for a year with Garrett, knowing that they won't be able to re-sign him, they'd better be willing to push their chips into the middle of the table and get to the Super Bowl in that one year window. Rousseau may have to be part of the compensation package if Cleveland is looking for a young player to slot into the lineup in Garrett's absence.

If he truly wants to go to a contender then that logic simply isn't valid. Any contender will be drafting low in the 1st and 2nd rounds.

That's simply Cleveland publicly posturing to maximize their potential return, IMO. Garrett will be past his prime by the time they are true contenders and he has forced their hand. They have no QB plan at the moment with Mahomes, Allen, Burrow, Jackson, Stroud, & Herbert in their prime with potentially Maye & Nix, as well, in the AFC. I can't see them signing him to an enormous contract at this stage of their "rebuild" but Cleveland is Cleveland.

Something tells me that his charity is about to get a sh*tload of donations from Bills Mafia.

I don't know if he wants to go to a specific destination or just someplace he feels is a Super Bowl contender. The point I was trying to make is that I don't think Buffalo or another perceived contender would be off the list just because they happen to reside in the AFC. In a perfect world, I'm sure Cleveland would prefer to ship him to the NFC. I just don't think they have all the leverage, that's all. Time will tell.

Garrett will have a huge say in where he goes. Cleveland won't do a player of his stature dirty. If he really wants to come to Buffalo (or another contender in the AFC) to chase a ring, the Browns will find a way to get it done. They are more than a year away from contending anyway and who knows how long it will be if they don't find an answer at QB. Nobody in the AFC they might deal with will be hindering any eventual title aspirations Cleveland may have. They should deal him for the best return to one of a handful of teams Garrett will likely approve, whether that's Buffalo or not. If the compensation is close and he only wants the Bills, then they probably take slightly less and move him to WNY, IMO.